chromary

Auburn≈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

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3ADEF8
SecondaryPetrolCH 0064 · #00606D

Tertiary

TertiaryCranberryCH 0142 · #BA5747
TertiaryGrapefruitCH 0183 · #DC8575
TertiaryCreamsicleCH 0191 · #FDB3A5
TertiaryMaroonCH 0115 · #640000

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B09
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #413837
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877E7C
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #CCC1BF
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEA
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chromaryclaim its numberAuburn≈Named after Auburn #9A3001, 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 AuburnLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1
AaAuburn on MilkLc 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AuburnLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1
AaAuburn on CharcoalLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1

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