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

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #3BE2F8
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #2523F1

Tertiary

TertiaryStoneCH 0573 · #A9A39E
TertiaryAshCH 0565 · #7F7975
TertiaryMinkCH 0571 · #58534F
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #332F2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #130E0B
NeutralBarkCH 0164 · #26201D
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #948E89
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #BAB3AE
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F7F0EB
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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 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1
AaSandstone on CharcoalLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.3 : 1

Avoid

AaChalk on SandstoneLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaSandstone on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies