chromary

Yolk≈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

SecondaryPure BlueCH 0109 · #0822EF
SecondaryIce CobaltCH 0444 · #B1CBFF

Tertiary

TertiarySaffronCH 0222 · #CC9700
TertiaryClementineCH 0216 · #9D6F00
TertiaryTortoiseshellCH 0210 · #6D4B00
TertiaryCoffee BeanCH 0204 · #412A00

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140E04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3D3A34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #838078
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C8C4BC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F8F1E3
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chromaryclaim its numberYolk≈Named after Yolk #FAC45A, 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 YolkLc 75 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.6 : 1
AaYolk on CharcoalLc 74 · passesWCAG 2 · 11.6 : 1

Avoid

AaPaper on YolkLc 23 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1
AaYolk on PaperLc 21 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.5 : 1

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