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 · #EAFD40
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #41FBD6

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #ABADAB
TertiaryFogCH 0010 · #CDCFCD
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #5D5F5D
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #333533

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #0E100E
NeutralSlate TealCH 0349 · #464846
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #707270
NeutralBoneCH 0011 · #E3E5E3
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F0F2F0
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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 58 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1
AaTaupe on MilkLc 53 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TaupeLc 42 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.6 : 1
AaTaupe on CharcoalLc 40 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.6 : 1

Harmonies