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

SecondaryNasturtiumCH 0186 · #F97D2A
SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #F9F840

Tertiary

TertiaryStoneCH 0573 · #A59F96
TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #CCC8C0
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #585249
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #342F26

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140E06
NeutralBlack EarthCH 0200 · #25211B
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #938E87
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #B8B3AC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F9F1E4
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chromaryclaim its numberAsh≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Ash #7A7A7A.

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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 AshLc 66 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.8 : 1 · AA large
AaAsh on PaperLc 62 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.8 : 1 · AA large

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AshLc 34 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 4.4 : 1 · AA large
AaAsh on CharcoalLc 31 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 4.4 : 1 · AA large

Harmonies