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Tortoiseshell≈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 · #3FEEF9
SecondaryViolet ShockCH 0105 · #D82CF4

Tertiary

TertiaryHessianCH 0214 · #846A3C
TertiaryApricot JamCH 0220 · #AB956E
TertiaryAlmondCH 0224 · #D4C2A1
TertiaryCoffee BeanCH 0204 · #3C2500

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3E3A34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #848078
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D8D4CC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F9F1E3
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chromaryclaim its numberTortoiseshell≈Named after Tortoiseshell #5B430F, 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

AaPaper on TortoiseshellLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.3 : 1
AaTortoiseshell on PaperLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.3 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TortoiseshellLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaTortoiseshell on CharcoalLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

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