chromary

Umber≈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 · #40F2FC
SecondaryViolet ShockCH 0105 · #D72DF6

Tertiary

TertiaryHessianCH 0214 · #88775A
TertiaryWheatCH 0218 · #AD9E85
TertiaryAlmondCH 0224 · #D3C6B1
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #3D2D10

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3E3A34
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #938E87
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #B8B4AC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F9F1E3
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chromaryclaim its numberUmber≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Umber #635147.

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaPaper on UmberLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.7 : 1 · AA
AaUmber on PaperLc 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.7 : 1 · AA

Avoid

AaCharcoal on UmberLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1 · fails
AaUmber on CharcoalLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1 · fails

Harmonies