chromary

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

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Kit · Your color as a brand, primary to paper.

Secondary

SecondaryRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
Secondary≈ Ultramarine#5C28F3

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #929292
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #636363
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #383838

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralLeatherCH 0205 · #4F463D
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #A69D91
Neutral≈ Sandstone#DBCEC9
claim its number≈ ChalkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Chalk #F4F4F0.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 ≈ ChalkLc 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.7 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Chalk on CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.7 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaSandstone on ≈ ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Chalk on SandstoneLc 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.