chromary

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

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

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.

accentSunCH 0041 · #FAD538
supportCementCH 0566 · #979692
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #0F0F12
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F0F1F6
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberSmoke≈Named after Smoke #9A9A9A, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0009Smoke
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

AaCharcoal on SmokeLc 47 · large textWCAG 2 · 6.5 : 1
AaMilk on SmokeLc 53 · large textWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1
AaSmoke on MilkLc 48 · large textWCAG 2 · 2.6 : 1
AaSmoke on CharcoalLc 45 · large textWCAG 2 · 6.5 : 1

Harmonies

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