chromary

Chalk≈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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #2D22EF
SecondaryMilkCH 0570 · #EFF2FA

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C1BEB7
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #908D87
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #615F59
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #373530

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #110F0A
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4A4741
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #74716A
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #A7A49D
NeutralSandstoneCH 0187 · #D4D1C9
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chromaryclaim its numberChalk≈Named after Chalk #F4F4F0, 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 ChalkLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.1 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.1 : 1

Avoid

AaSandstone on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaChalk on SandstoneLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies