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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3E23EF
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F52A7C
SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FCD438

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #A4ADAB
TertiaryHazeCH 0404 · #C8D0CE
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #555F5D
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #2E3634

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #091110
NeutralSlate TealCH 0349 · #414A48
NeutralMineralCH 0355 · #6A7472
NeutralSea SaltCH 0374 · #DCE7E5
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #E9F5F3
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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 59 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1
AaTaupe on MilkLc 55 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TaupeLc 41 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1
AaTaupe on CharcoalLc 39 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.5 : 1

Harmonies