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

SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #40FAC0
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #6926F3

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C9BBB4
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #978A84
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #685D57
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3C322E

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #160D08
NeutralLeatherCH 0205 · #4D4642
NeutralFawnCH 0211 · #78706C
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #ABA29E
NeutralSandstoneCH 0187 · #DCCDC6
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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 97 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.9 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 98 · passesWCAG 2 · 16.9 : 1

Avoid

AaSandstone on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaChalk on SandstoneLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies