chromary

Cayenne≈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 · #3CDDFB
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3B23F1

Tertiary

TertiaryHazelnutCH 0213 · #8C6F54
TertiarySunburnCH 0182 · #B29780
TertiaryAlmondCH 0224 · #D8C2AF
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #41270C

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #170D05
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3F3934
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #867F79
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #BAB3AD
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #FCEFE4
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chromaryclaim its numberCayenne≈Named after Cayenne #5E402D, 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 CayenneLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.3 : 1
AaCayenne on ChalkLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.3 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on CayenneLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.3 : 1
AaCayenne on CharcoalLc 13 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.3 : 1

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