chromary

Paper≈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 · #33C0F9
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7425F3

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #CABFAD
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #978D7D
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #685F50
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3C3427

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E04
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4B4741
NeutralBiscuitCH 0212 · #75716A
NeutralBoneCH 0011 · #E9E4DC
NeutralOatCH 0101 · #DBD3C5
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chromaryclaim its numberPaper≈Named after Paper #EEF2E6, 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 PaperLc 99 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.4 : 1
AaPaper on CharcoalLc 100 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.4 : 1

Avoid

AaOat on PaperLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaPaper on OatLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies