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 · #4426F2
SecondaryMilkCH 0570 · #F0F3FF

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C3C0B5
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #918F85
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #626057
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #37352D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #120F07
NeutralField GreyCH 0241 · #4A4841
NeutralHayCH 0247 · #74726A
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #A7A59C
NeutralOatCH 0101 · #D6D3C7
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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 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.3 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 100 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.3 : 1

Avoid

AaOat on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaChalk on OatLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies