chromary

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

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Your hue, darker and deeper: down 0.15 in lightness at nine tenths of the chroma, then down 0.30 at three quarters.

Shades · Darker and deeper, twice.

supportAuburnCH 0116 · #913600
neutralMaroonCH 0115 · #571600
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #180C06
paperChalkCH 0013 · #FEEEE6
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberTerracotta≈Named after Terracotta #C45100, 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

AaChalk on TerracottaLc 64 · passesWCAG 2 · 3.6 : 1
AaTerracotta on ChalkLc 59 · large textWCAG 2 · 3.6 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TerracottaLc 36 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.7 : 1
AaTerracotta on CharcoalLc 34 · failsWCAG 2 · 4.7 : 1

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