chromary

≈ Sandstone

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Secondary

Secondary≈ Ultramarine#5C28F3
SecondaryFlamingo PopCH 0545 · #F74ED2

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #7A7A7A
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #5C5449
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #383838

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralJuniperCH 0314 · #3F4B47
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #929292
NeutralBoneCH 0011 · #E6E1D6
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ SandstoneAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sandstone #D9CAC5.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

AaCharcoal on ≈ SandstoneLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.0 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Sandstone on CharcoalLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.0 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaChalk on ≈ SandstoneLc 22 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Sandstone on ChalkLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 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.