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

SecondaryElectric LemonCH 0270 · #EAFD40
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #41FBD6

Tertiary

TertiaryLo-FiCH 0597 · #B99CB9
TertiaryMauve MistCH 0512 · #DAC3DB
TertiaryPlum GreyCH 0494 · #6B4D6C
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #412742

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #150C15
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3E383E
NeutralAshCH 0565 · #847E84
NeutralSilverCH 0578 · #B8B2B8
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F9EDF9
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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 63 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.4 : 1
AaTaupe on MilkLc 58 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.4 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on TaupeLc 37 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.9 : 1
AaTaupe on InkLc 35 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.9 : 1

Harmonies