chromary

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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

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
SecondaryRoseCH 0022 · #F33A6A

Tertiary

TertiaryChampagneCH 0259 · #D4CFB2
TertiaryCamoCH 0125 · #7F8F4E
TertiaryBurnt CaramelCH 0126 · #7B5804
Tertiary≈ Bronze Olive#41390B

Neutrals

NeutralPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.chromary

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaPanel on ≈ SandLc 66 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.6 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Sand on PanelLc 65 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.6 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaPaper on ≈ SandLc 31 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Sand on PaperLc 28 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1 · fails

HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.