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

SecondarySky FlashCH 0407 · #38D5FA
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4B23F0

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #AEABA7
TertiarySandstoneCH 0187 · #D0CDCB
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #605C59
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #363330

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #120F0C
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4B4743
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #75716D
NeutralBoneCH 0011 · #E8E4DF
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F5F1EC
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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 54 · 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