chromary

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

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3BE2FA
supportFogCH 0010 · #BBC6C8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #150D0C
paperMilkCH 0570 · #FAEFED
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberDust≈Named after Dust #C4C4C4, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0568Dust
CH 0574Greige

Color Values

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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

AaCharcoal on DustLc 71 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1
AaDust on CharcoalLc 70 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.9 : 1

Avoid

AaMilk on DustLc 27 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1
AaDust on MilkLc 24 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1

Harmonies

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