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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 · #3EEAF9
SecondaryPink ShockCH 0120 · #E42EF6

Tertiary

TertiaryHessianCH 0214 · #8B723E
TertiaryApricot JamCH 0220 · #B09A6F
TertiaryCustardCH 0225 · #D7C4A1
TertiaryCoffee BeanCH 0204 · #412900

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3D3A34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #848078
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D8D4CC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F8F1E3
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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 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.2 : 1
AaTortoiseshell on PaperLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TortoiseshellLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1
AaTortoiseshell on CharcoalLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1

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