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

SecondarySkyCH 0076 · #34C9F9
SecondaryElectric VioletCH 0468 · #6323F0

Tertiary

TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #CAC1B6
TertiaryCementCH 0566 · #978F85
TertiaryPewterCH 0564 · #676057
TertiaryIronCH 0562 · #3B352D

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #140E07
NeutralSaddle BrownCH 0206 · #4C4741
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #847F78
NeutralStoneCH 0573 · #A9A49C
NeutralOatCH 0101 · #DED5C9
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chromaryclaim its numberChalk≈Named after Chalk #F4F4F0, 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 ChalkLc 101 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.9 : 1
AaChalk on CharcoalLc 102 · passesWCAG 2 · 17.9 : 1

Avoid

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

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