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.

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Secondary

SecondaryLemonCH 0040 · #FCF640
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #41F7FB
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #6A24F3

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #B2A8A8
TertiaryPetalCH 0152 · #D4CBCB
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #645A5A
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3A3131

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150D0D
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #4E4545
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #786F6F
NeutralAlabasterCH 0575 · #ECE2E1
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FCEEEE
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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