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

SecondarySkyCH 0076 · #36D1F9
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #5424F2

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C7BDB2
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #958C82
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #665E55
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3B342C

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E06
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4C4741
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #76706A
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #AAA39D
NeutralParchmentCH 0223 · #DACFC4
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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 · 17.0 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.0 : 1

Avoid

AaParchment on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaChalk on ParchmentLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

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