chromary

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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

Secondary≈ Sky Flash#38D5F8
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryApricotCH 0034 · #FBCEB1
TertiaryCaramelCH 0097 · #AF6F35
TertiaryBurnt CaramelCH 0126 · #7B5804
Tertiary≈ Espresso#4E2D01

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.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 ≈ SandLc 63 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.1 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Sand on CharcoalLc 62 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.1 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaChalk on ≈ SandLc 37 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Sand on ChalkLc 33 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 1.9 : 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.