chromary

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

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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.

Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryCyan BlueCH 0402 · #33C0F9
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7424F3

Tertiary

TertiaryStoneCH 0573 · #A3A09B
TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #7A7873
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #54524E
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #302E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #110F0C
NeutralBlack EarthCH 0200 · #24211E
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #928F8A
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #B7B4AF
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F4F1EC
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chromaryclaim its numberSandstone≈Named after Sandstone #D9CAC5, 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 SandstoneLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1
AaSandstone on CharcoalLc 74 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.7 : 1

Avoid

AaChalk on SandstoneLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaSandstone on ChalkLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

Harmonies