chromary

Hay≈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

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42FCEF
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4B23F0
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F72A72

Tertiary

TertiarySmokeCH 0009 · #9A9990
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C6C4BD
TertiarySlateCH 0563 · #4E4C44
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2E2C25

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #111008
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3C3B34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #828078
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #B6B4AC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F4F2E7
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chromaryclaim its numberHay≈Named after Hay #757261, 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 HayLc 72 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.5 : 1
AaHay on PaperLc 67 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on HayLc 29 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.8 : 1
AaHay on CharcoalLc 26 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.8 : 1

Harmonies