chromary

Espresso≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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Your color as a brand: the primary, the secondary colors from the chosen scheme, lighter and darker versions for backgrounds and states, and the neutrals from night to paper through greys tinted with your hue. Copy it as CSS.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3BE2FB
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #00353D

Tertiary

TertiaryPaprikaCH 0171 · #72423A
TertiaryClay RoseCH 0140 · #966961
TertiaryMelonCH 0181 · #BB928B
TertiaryCantaloupeCH 0189 · #E1BDB7

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B09
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #413837
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877E7C
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD1CF
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEA
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chromaryclaim its numberEspresso≈Named after Espresso #4B2E2B, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaMilk on EspressoLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1
AaEspresso on MilkLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on EspressoLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaEspresso on CharcoalLc 0 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

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