chromary

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

CH · claim this color

Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportMelonCH 0181 · #B09991
neutralSandstoneCH 0187 · #DACAC5
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #190B08
paperChalkCH 0013 · #FFEEE8
CH 0175

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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

AaChalk on AdobeLc 70 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.4 : 1
AaAdobe on ChalkLc 66 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.4 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on AdobeLc 29 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.9 : 1
AaAdobe on CharcoalLc 27 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.9 : 1

Harmonies