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

SecondaryCyan BlueCH 0402 · #32C0F8
SecondaryNavyCH 0078 · #003448

Tertiary

TertiaryWalnutCH 0094 · #71452C
TertiaryPapayaCH 0178 · #956C55
TertiarySunburnCH 0182 · #BA9580
TertiarySherbetCH 0190 · #E0BFAD

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #180C06
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #403935
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #867E7A
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DBD2CD
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FEEEE6
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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

AaChalk on EspressoLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.2 : 1
AaEspresso on ChalkLc 92 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.2 : 1

Avoid

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

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