chromary

Sandstone≈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.

supportChalkCH 0013 · #FAF8F6
neutralMilkCH 0570 · #F9F8F7
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #100F0E
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F3F1EF
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chromaryclaim its numberSandstone≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sandstone #D9CAC5.

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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 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1 · AAA
AaSandstone on CharcoalLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaMilk on SandstoneLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
AaSandstone on MilkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

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