chromary

≈ HessianText: auto, white, whichever reads better. Tap for black.

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Secondary

SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
SecondaryHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493

Tertiary

TertiaryApricot JamCH 0220 · #B59A6A
TertiaryAlmondCH 0224 · #D9CCB6
TertiaryTortoiseshellCH 0210 · #5B430F
Tertiary≈ Espresso#3D2E06

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ HessianAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Hessian #826F4B.chromary

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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 ≈ HessianLc 68 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.0 : 1 · AA large
Aa≈ Hessian on PaperLc 63 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.0 : 1 · AA large

Avoid

AaCharcoal on ≈ HessianLc 31 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 4.1 : 1 · AA large
Aa≈ Hessian on CharcoalLc 29 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.1 : 1 · AA large

HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.