chromary

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

Secondary

Secondary≈ Sky Flash#38D5FA
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryY2K ChromeCH 0591 · #B3BCC9
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #636363
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #383838

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralSpruce BlueCH 0350 · #3F4A4B
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #737479
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
Neutral≈ Fog#CBCCCD
claim its number≈ GhostAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Ghost #E8ECEF.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 ≈ GhostLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.0 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Ghost on CharcoalLc 95 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.0 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaFog on ≈ GhostLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Ghost on FogLc 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.