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

SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #E9FE40
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #41FBD6

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #A8A3A8
TertiaryFogCH 0010 · #CDC9CD
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #5A555A
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #342F34

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #120E12
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #4B464B
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #938D93
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #B8B2B8
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F6EFF6
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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 · 4.8 : 1
AaTaupe on CharcoalLc 34 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.8 : 1

Harmonies