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

SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FCDE3A
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #42FCF0
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #4C23EF

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #C0A4A8
TertiaryBalletCH 0151 · #DFC8CB
TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #725559
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #442D31

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B0D
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #4E4546
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #786F70
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #9C9294
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEF
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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