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

SecondaryYolkCH 0228 · #F9BC33
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #41FCCF
SecondaryBright AzureCH 0432 · #135EF3

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #B5AAAE
TertiaryBalletCH 0151 · #D5CCD0
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #675C60
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3B3235

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150C10
NeutralAsphaltCH 0007 · #4D4548
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #786F72
NeutralPigletCH 0160 · #EBE1E5
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FCEDF3
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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 57 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1
AaTaupe on MilkLc 53 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TaupeLc 43 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1
AaTaupe on CharcoalLc 40 · failsWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1

Harmonies