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

SecondaryPure BlueCH 0109 · #1228F2
SecondaryMilkCH 0570 · #F0F5FF

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #CAC0AB
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #978E7B
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #685F4E
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3C3425

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140F04
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4B4740
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #838078
NeutralBoneCH 0011 · #E8E4DC
NeutralOatCH 0101 · #DAD3C6
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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 · 17.5 : 1
AaPaper on CharcoalLc 101 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.5 : 1

Avoid

AaOat on PaperLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1
AaPaper on OatLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1

Harmonies