chromary

≈ MilkText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
neutralSnowCH 0014 · #FFFFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperGlass SkinCH 0195 · #F5E8E4
claim its number≈ MilkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Milk #F2F2F2.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 ≈ MilkLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.6 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Milk on CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.6 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaBallet on ≈ MilkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Milk on BalletLc 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.