chromary

Paper≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentUltramarineCH 0080 · #2A23F0
supportMilkCH 0570 · #F3F6FF
nightPanelCH 0004 · #140F04
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F7F1E3
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chromaryclaim its numberPaper≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Paper #EEF2E6.

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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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaPanel on PaperLc 100 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.8 : 1 · AAA
AaPaper on PanelLc 102 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.8 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

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

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