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

SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #1C26F2
SecondaryMilkCH 0570 · #F3F7FF

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #CAC1AF
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #978F7F
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #676051
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3B3528

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140F04
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4A4740
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #838078
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #A8A49C
NeutralOatCH 0101 · #DBD5C7
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chromaryclaim its numberChalk≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Chalk #F4F4F0.

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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

AaCharcoal on ChalkLc 100 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.8 : 1 · AAA
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 102 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.8 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaOat on ChalkLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
AaChalk on OatLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

Harmonies