chromary

Taupe≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentLemonCH 0040 · #FDF23E
supportCementCH 0566 · #8D8D7D
nightInkCH 0003 · #0E0E19
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #F0F0FF
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberTaupe≈Named after Taupe #8B8589, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0100Taupe
CH 0566Cement

Color Values

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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

AaClub Soda on TaupeLc 58 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1
AaTaupe on Club SodaLc 53 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on TaupeLc 42 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.6 : 1
AaTaupe on InkLc 40 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.6 : 1

Harmonies

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