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

SecondaryPure BlueCH 0109 · #0523EF
SecondaryMilkCH 0570 · #F5F9FF

Tertiary

TertiaryDustCH 0568 · #C8C3BA
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #959188
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #65615A
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #39362F

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #120F08
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4B4740
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #838078
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #A8A49C
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #DCD7CD
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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 102 · passesWCAG 2 · 18.1 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 103 · passesWCAG 2 · 18.1 : 1

Avoid

AaFeather on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaChalk on FeatherLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies