chromary

Taupe≈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

SecondarySignalCH 0018 · #F72C2B
SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #E2FC3F
SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3CE6FB

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #A5A3AA
TertiaryFogCH 0010 · #CBCACF
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #58565D
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #323036

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #100E14
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #48464E
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #908E96
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #B5B3BB
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F0F9
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chromaryclaim its numberTaupe≈Named after Taupe #8B8589, 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

AaMilk on TaupeLc 63 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.5 : 1
AaTaupe on MilkLc 59 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.5 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TaupeLc 37 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.9 : 1
AaTaupe on CharcoalLc 34 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.9 : 1

Harmonies