chromary

Ash≈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

SecondaryButterCH 0042 · #FAE43B
SecondaryRaveCH 0602 · #40FBB1

Tertiary

TertiaryStoneCH 0573 · #9FA39D
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C7CAC5
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #52554F
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2E312C

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0E100B
NeutralArmyCH 0271 · #20231D
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #8D9189
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #B1B6AE
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EFF3EC
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chromaryclaim its numberAsh≈Named after Ash #7A7A7A, 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 AshLc 66 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.7 : 1
AaAsh on PaperLc 61 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.7 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AshLc 35 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.6 : 1
AaAsh on CharcoalLc 32 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.6 : 1

Harmonies