chromary

Asphalt≈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

SecondaryAcidCH 0037 · #BEFD3D
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42FDED

Tertiary

TertiaryStaticCH 0008 · #756B72
TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #9E959B
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C9C2C6
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2F272D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140C12
NeutralMinkCH 0571 · #5A5358
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #857E83
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #B9B1B7
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FAEEF6
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chromaryclaim its numberAsphalt≈Named after Asphalt #434449, 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 AsphaltLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1
AaAsphalt on MilkLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AsphaltLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaAsphalt on CharcoalLc 10 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies