chromary

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

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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.

supportBanana CreamCH 0233 · #FAEBCF
neutralChalkCH 0013 · #FFF7E4
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E04
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F8F1E3
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chromaryclaim its numberSand≈Named after Sand #C2B280, 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

AaCharcoal on SandLc 67 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.1 : 1
AaSand on CharcoalLc 66 · passesWCAG 2 · 10.1 : 1

Avoid

AaPaper on SandLc 32 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1
AaSand on PaperLc 28 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.7 : 1

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