chromary

Yolk≈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

SecondaryCyan BlueCH 0402 · #31BDF6
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7524F2

Tertiary

TertiaryCamelCH 0098 · #CEA458
TertiaryOld GoldCH 0124 · #9F792E
TertiaryBurnt CaramelCH 0126 · #725000
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #462B00

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E04
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #3E3A34
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #848078
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C8C3BC
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #F9F1E3
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chromaryclaim its numberYolk≈Named after Yolk #FAC45A, 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 YolkLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.5 : 1
AaYolk on CharcoalLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.5 : 1

Avoid

AaPaper on YolkLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1
AaYolk on PaperLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1

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