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Process: magenta, aqua, red and key, one yellow for the action, wood for MAX//OS. Every ink with its screen, print and spot values.

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  • Docs
  • MAX//OS
  • Print
  • Documents
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  • Social
  • Slides

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1.0.0, the system's version; every change is a changeset on the changelog

Last verified

24 October 2026, commit 726d192, 83 looks (press check)

The four inks every printer runs, dealt out so the MAKR blocks spell the press they're printed on.

Process is the press's own colourway: magenta, aqua, red and key, the four inks of every CMYK job, plus one yellow that only the action key wears. Each line of work owns one ink, one letter and one shape: key and the circle for Websites, red and the triangle for Growth, aqua and the bars for Software, magenta and the diamond for Custom apps. Wood, the colour of an unpainted block, is MAX//OS.

Because the inks mean something, they are never decoration where they could be read as a line, and they never travel alone: the letter and the shape go with them, so the meaning survives colour blindness, a black-and-white printer and a phone in the sun. Everything else is paper and ink, with the volume dial deciding how much colour a page may print.

Rules#

The colour rules: 13 rules: 9 must, 3 never, 1 should
IdRuleWhyChecked by
BB-COLOUR-01MustTake every colour from the tokens or print.json; never type a hex, RGB, OKLCH or CMYK value by hand.Applies to: Every channelThe derived set is checked for contrast and colour vision in every look; a value typed by hand drifts from it the day an ink changes.Lintbrand/raw-colour; docs/no-literal-values
BB-COLOUR-02MustUse a line ink only where it means its line, always with its letter or its glyph.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesColour is meaning (D-C2): magenta is Custom apps, aqua Software, red Growth, key Websites. The letter and the glyph keep the meaning for readers who do not see the hue.Press checkrule 10, colour vision
BB-COLOUR-03MustKeep yellow for the face of the one primary action per view and for the spot ink in art from Press up; never text, a status, or a plate wider than a call-to-action band.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesYellow is the action ink. When it only ever means press here, the next step is always the loudest thing on the page.Manual reviewthe press colour budget counts it
BB-COLOUR-04MustSet text on colour in ink or paper through the sanctioned pairs.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesThe pairs are solved for WCAG 2.2 AA and the APCA floor in every look; coloured text on a coloured plate fails one or the other.Press checkrule 4; lint mk/colour-text
BB-COLOUR-05NeverUse traffic-light colours for status: a status is a glyph, a literal word and an ink treatment.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, DocumentsRed is Growth and green is the live dot, and a colour alone says nothing to a colour-blind reader.Lintmk/status-colour
BB-COLOUR-06MustPrint Night as black paper with flat, opaque inks: no glow and no blur.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesNight is a stock with fluorescent inks (D-C8). A glow reads as a screen effect, and blur costs legibility.Lintmk/glow
BB-COLOUR-07MustStay within the volume's colour budget and chroma cap.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesThe budget keeps Studio calm enough to read and lets Rave be loud on purpose (D-B4, D-B5).Press checkrules 7 and 8
BB-COLOUR-08NeverLet red or pink meet blue or violet above a chroma of 0.12 on a hard edge; keep at least 2 px of paper or ink between saturated areas.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesThose pairs vibrate on screen and on paper. A paper gutter stops it.Press checkrule 9, no vibration
BB-COLOUR-09MustEncode the series of a chart that is not about the lines by pattern first; never borrow a line ink for another meaning.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Documents, SlidesA borrowed line ink would say Growth or Software where the chart means something else.Manual review
BB-COLOUR-10MustMake client colourways with deriveColourway; they replace the lead, support and spot inks only.Applies to: Site, Docs, Social, SlidesThe derivation keeps every pair legible in every look; the line inks, the action ink and the mark stay the studio's.Testthe helper's 50 fictional brands
BB-COLOUR-11NeverUse Display P3 colour on text, solids, plates, tints or stocks, or anywhere in print.Applies to: Every channelP3 only widens large art fields at Press and Rave. Text, plates and print need the sRGB values the pairs and the CMYK builds are solved from.TestG7
BB-COLOUR-12ShouldUse the lead pair, magenta and aqua, for art at Studio; add more inks from Press up.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesTwo inks keep a Studio page calm; Press and Rave are where the full set prints.Press checkrule 7's hue count
BB-COLOUR-13MustKeep the overprint thirds, the colours where two inks multiply, as art: they never carry meaning and never sit under text.Applies to: Site, Docs, MAX//OS, Print, Documents, Social, SlidesA third colour changes with the paper and the volume, so it cannot hold a meaning, and under words it would be art behind text.Press checkrule 1, two layers

Specs#

What each ink means#

What each ink means: always with its letter and its glyph
InkLetterGlyphMeans
KeyK circleThe Websites line, and the ink every word prints in.
Process redR triangleThe Growth line: search, analytics, hosting and care after launch.
Process aquaA barsThe Software line: the studio's own products.
Process magentaM diamondThe Custom apps line: one build at a time, by application.
Wood// slashMAX//OS, the studio's product: the unpainted fifth block.
YellowNoneNoneThe one primary action per view, the Get a quote key, and the spot ink in art from Press up.
GoNonedotLive: the dot beside the word, 12 px or smaller, and nothing else.

The ink spec sheets#

One card per ink: what it means, its Bone fill in OKLCH, hex and RGB, its CMYK builds per stock with the colour difference to the screen and a soft proof, its nearest spot ink, its Night fill and the roles the tokens derive from it. Print every value from these cards or from the colour files; never type one by hand (BB-COLOUR-01).

MProcess magenta#C31A9D

Process magenta

The Custom apps line: one build at a time, by application.

Print name
Process magenta
Letter
M
Glyph
diamond
Line
Custom apps

Bone fill

  • Hex#C31A9D
  • OKLCH0.559 0.230 340.1
  • RGB195, 26, 157

CMYK

  • Coated C 34 M 93 Y 0 K 0Total ink 127 % · ΔE2000 4.71 to the screen colour · Prints duller
  • Uncoated C 31 M 95 Y 0 K 0Total ink 126 % · ΔE2000 11.70 to the screen colour · Prints duller

Spot

  • Pantone 240 C · Pantone 240 U · Candidate, not approved (BB-PRINT-06)

Night fill

  • Hex#DC00AA
  • OKLCH0.601 0.259 342.1
  • RGB220, 0, 170

Spot only: Pantone 806 C (fluorescent, special runs only), a candidate; never simulated in CMYK (BB-PRINT-05).

Derived, Bone

  • Solid#C31A9D5.31:1 · Lc 79.9
  • On the solid#FFFFFF
  • Text cut#840068
  • Tint#FFE1F4
  • Plate, Studio#A84F8E5.03:1 · Lc 79.7
  • Plate, Press#B43E945.18:1 · Lc 80.2
  • Plate, Rave#C31A9D5.31:1 · Lc 79.9

Derived, Night

  • Solid#CA009C4.53:1 · Lc 67.8
  • On the solid#F3EDE7
  • Text cut#FFCBEA
  • Tint#311A29
  • Plate, Studio#973E7A5.50:1 · Lc 75.1
  • Plate, Press#A32B805.62:1 · Lc 75.2
  • Plate, Rave#AB00845.90:1 · Lc 75.2
AProcess aqua#00B4EA

Process aqua

The Software line: the studio's own products.

Print name
Process aqua
Letter
A
Glyph
bars
Line
Software

Bone fill

  • Hex#00B4EA
  • OKLCH0.720 0.141 228.6
  • RGB0, 180, 234

CMYK

  • Coated C 71 M 5 Y 0 K 0Total ink 76 % · ΔE2000 0.66 to the screen colour · In gamut
  • Uncoated C 72 M 0 Y 0 K 0Total ink 72 % · ΔE2000 2.68 to the screen colour · In gamut

Spot

  • Pantone 2995 C · Pantone 2995 U · Candidate, not approved (BB-PRINT-06)

Night fill

  • Hex#37D0FF
  • OKLCH0.800 0.138 223.9
  • RGB55, 208, 255

Spot only: Pantone 801 C (fluorescent, special runs only), a candidate; never simulated in CMYK (BB-PRINT-05).

Derived, Bone

  • Solid#1CBCF28.36:1 · Lc 60.1
  • On the solid#15131A
  • Text cut#004F69
  • Tint#D3F1FF
  • Plate, Studio#7CD7FF11.42:1 · Lc 75.5
  • Plate, Press#7CD7FF11.42:1 · Lc 75.5
  • Plate, Rave#7CD7FF11.42:1 · Lc 75.5

Derived, Night

  • Solid#37D0FF10.43:1 · Lc 70.0
  • On the solid#141016
  • Text cut#9CE4FF
  • Tint#042732
  • Plate, Studio#67D8FF11.51:1 · Lc 75.1
  • Plate, Press#67D8FF11.51:1 · Lc 75.1
  • Plate, Rave#67D8FF11.51:1 · Lc 75.1
RProcess red#F55E07

Process red

The Growth line: search, analytics, hosting and care after launch.

Print name
Process red
Letter
R
Glyph
triangle
Line
Growth

Bone fill

  • Hex#F55E07
  • OKLCH0.671 0.201 41.9
  • RGB245, 94, 7

CMYK

  • Coated C 0 M 73 Y 97 K 0Total ink 170 % · ΔE2000 2.83 to the screen colour · In gamut
  • Uncoated C 0 M 69 Y 100 K 0Total ink 169 % · ΔE2000 9.10 to the screen colour · Prints duller

Spot

  • Pantone 1655 C · Pantone 1655 U · Candidate, not approved (BB-PRINT-06)

Night fill

  • Hex#FF8255
  • OKLCH0.740 0.164 40.0
  • RGB255, 130, 85

Spot only: Pantone 805 C (fluorescent, special runs only), a candidate; never simulated in CMYK (BB-PRINT-05).

Derived, Bone

  • Solid#CE4C004.51:1 · Lc 75.7
  • On the solid#FFFFFF
  • Text cut#802D00
  • Tint#FFE5DB
  • Plate, Studio#BC5A304.52:1 · Lc 76.3
  • Plate, Press#CE4C004.51:1 · Lc 75.7
  • Plate, Rave#CE4C004.51:1 · Lc 75.7

Derived, Night

  • Solid#FF916A8.53:1 · Lc 60.1
  • On the solid#141016
  • Text cut#FFCFBF
  • Tint#351B12
  • Plate, Studio#FFBBA311.56:1 · Lc 75.1
  • Plate, Press#FFBBA311.56:1 · Lc 75.1
  • Plate, Rave#FFBBA311.56:1 · Lc 75.1
KKey#15131A

Key

The Websites line, and the ink every word prints in.

Print name
Key
Letter
K
Glyph
circle
Line
Websites

Bone fill

  • Hex#15131A
  • OKLCH0.192 0.014 298.1
  • RGB21, 19, 26

CMYK

  • Coated C 0 M 0 Y 0 K 100Total ink 100 % · ΔE2000 9.82 to the screen colour · Prints duller
  • Uncoated C 0 M 0 Y 0 K 100Total ink 100 % · ΔE2000 22.82 to the screen colour · Prints duller

Spot

No spot ink: process black, K 100, with the rich black for floods

Night fill

  • Hex#F3EDE7
  • OKLCH0.949 0.010 67.7
  • RGB243, 237, 231

Spot only: Opaque white ink (screen print) (Night's white ink; the K square on the slab and on Night; in CMYK it knocks out to paper), a candidate; never simulated in CMYK (BB-PRINT-05).

Derived, Bone

  • Solid#15131A18.42:1 · Lc 107.1
  • On the solid#FFFFFF
  • Text cut#15131A
  • Tint#ECE9F4
  • Plate, Studio#15131A18.42:1 · Lc 107.1
  • Plate, Press#15131A18.42:1 · Lc 107.1
  • Plate, Rave#15131A18.42:1 · Lc 107.1

Derived, Night

  • Solid#F3EDE716.21:1 · Lc 95.1
  • On the solid#141016
  • Text cut#F3EDE7
  • Tint#26221E
  • Plate, Studio#F3EDE716.21:1 · Lc 95.1
  • Plate, Press#F3EDE716.21:1 · Lc 95.1
  • Plate, Rave#F3EDE716.21:1 · Lc 95.1
YYellow#FFE500

Yellow

The one primary action per view, the Get a quote key, and the spot ink in art from Press up.

Print name
Yellow
Letter
None: it is not a line
Glyph
None: yellow is the key's face
Line
the action ink

Bone fill

  • Hex#FFE500
  • OKLCH0.915 0.191 101.0
  • RGB255, 229, 0

CMYK

  • Coated C 0 M 4 Y 88 K 0Total ink 92 % · ΔE2000 1.17 to the screen colour · In gamut
  • Uncoated C 0 M 0 Y 92 K 0Total ink 92 % · ΔE2000 3.75 to the screen colour · Prints duller

Spot

  • Pantone 102 C · Pantone 102 U · Candidate, not approved (BB-PRINT-06)

Night fill

  • Hex#FFE500
  • OKLCH0.915 0.191 101.0
  • RGB255, 229, 0

Spot only: Pantone 803 C (fluorescent, special runs only), a candidate; never simulated in CMYK (BB-PRINT-05).

Derived, Bone

  • Solid#FFE50014.44:1 · Lc 89.2
  • On the solid#15131A
  • Tint#F1EDCB
  • Plate, Studio#F7E67014.48:1 · Lc 89.2
  • Plate, Press#FDE53214.41:1 · Lc 89.0
  • Plate, Rave#FFE50014.44:1 · Lc 89.2

Derived, Night

  • Solid#FFE50014.76:1 · Lc 89.4
  • On the solid#141016
  • Tint#272307
  • Plate, Studio#F7E67014.80:1 · Lc 89.5
  • Plate, Press#FDE53214.73:1 · Lc 89.3
  • Plate, Rave#FFE50014.76:1 · Lc 89.4
//Wood#D9B27C

Wood

MAX//OS, the studio's product: the unpainted fifth block.

Print name
Wood
Letter
//
Glyph
slash
Line
MAX//OS

Bone fill

  • Hex#D9B27C
  • OKLCH0.786 0.084 75.1
  • RGB217, 178, 124

CMYK

  • Coated C 11 M 28 Y 52 K 5Total ink 96 % · ΔE2000 0.91 to the screen colour · In gamut
  • Uncoated C 9 M 24 Y 49 K 3Total ink 85 % · ΔE2000 2.64 to the screen colour · In gamut

Spot

  • Pantone 7508 C · Pantone 7508 U · Candidate, not approved (BB-PRINT-06)

Night fill

  • Hex#926D37
  • OKLCH0.561 0.085 74.8

Screen only: on a printed Night side the ink prints its Bone build on paper inside a knockout (BB-PRINT-04).

Derived, Bone

  • Solid#D9B27C9.31:1 · Lc 64.8
  • On the solid#15131A
  • Text cut#654306
  • Tint#FDE8CB
  • Plate, Studio#ECC58E11.35:1 · Lc 75.0
  • Plate, Press#ECC58E11.35:1 · Lc 75.0
  • Plate, Rave#ECC58E11.35:1 · Lc 75.0

Derived, Night

  • Solid#8A652F4.54:1 · Lc 70.2
  • On the solid#F3EDE7
  • Text cut#FCD39B
  • Tint#2F1F07
  • Plate, Studio#7D59225.44:1 · Lc 75.2
  • Plate, Press#7D59225.44:1 · Lc 75.2
  • Plate, Rave#7D59225.44:1 · Lc 75.2
GOGo#008A4E

Go

Live: the dot beside the word, 12 px or smaller, and nothing else.

Print name
Go
Letter
None: it is not a line
Glyph
The live dot
Line
the live dot

Bone fill

  • Hex#008A4E
  • OKLCH0.556 0.137 155.0
  • RGB0, 138, 78

CMYK

  • Coated C 78 M 9 Y 78 K 16Total ink 181 % · ΔE2000 2.21 to the screen colour · In gamut
  • Uncoated C 81 M 5 Y 87 K 9Total ink 182 % · ΔE2000 7.20 to the screen colour · Prints duller

Spot

  • Pantone 348 C · Pantone 348 U · Candidate, not approved (BB-PRINT-06)

Night fill

  • Hex#00D982
  • OKLCH0.778 0.188 156.1
  • RGB0, 217, 130

Spot only: Pantone 802 C (fluorescent, special runs only), a candidate; never simulated in CMYK (BB-PRINT-05).

Derived, Bone

  • Solid#00884D4.54:1 · Lc 76.3
  • On the solid#FFFFFF
  • Text cut#00542E
  • Tint#D5F4DF

Derived, Night

  • Solid#00D98210.08:1 · Lc 68.6
  • On the solid#141016
  • Text cut#45F69D
  • Tint#0E291A

Neutrals#

Paper, sunken and plate are the grounds; ink and ink 2 are the text inks. Each text ink's contrast is printed beside it, measured on the paper it sits on.

The neutrals of Process, with the contrast of each text ink on its paper
RoleTokenBoneNight
Paper--mk-paper#F5F2EC#141016
Sunken--mk-paper-sunken#ECE9E3#19151B
Plate--mk-paper-plate#FFFFFF#1D1820
Ink--mk-text#15131A16.49:1 · Lc 97.4#F3EDE716.21:1 · Lc 96.1
Ink 2--mk-text-2#524F547.21:1 · Lc 80.3#D4CFCB12.18:1 · Lc 77.4
Rule--mk-rule#8885873.27:1 · Lc 56.5#716C6D3.65:1 · Lc 25.6
Soft rule--mk-rule-soft#D1CECB#2E292E
Disabled text--mk-text-disabled#8885873.27:1 · Lc 56.5#9C97966.53:1 · Lc 46.1
Slab--mk-slab#15131A#F3EDE7
On the slab--mk-on-slab#F5F2EC16.49:1 · Lc 98.7#14101616.21:1 · Lc 95.1

Sanctioned pairs#

Text on colour is ink or paper through a generated pair (BB-COLOUR-04). Here is every pair in Process at Studio on both papers, with its WCAG ratio and APCA value; every look checks the same pairs.

15,194 pair checks across 64 looks, 0 failures. The groups below show Process at Studio; the press check renders every look.

Paper, slab and code (111 pairs)
Paper, slab and code
Text on surfaceRoleFloorBoneBone, moreNightNight, more
--mk-inkon --mk-paperbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.2 · 96, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paperbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.2 · 96, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paperlong7:1 · Lc 90 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.2 · 96, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunkenbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 15.5 · 96, passes 15.5 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunkenbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 15.5 · 96, passes 15.5 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunkenlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 15.5 · 96, passes 15.5 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-platebody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-platelong7:1 · Lc 90 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paperdisplay3:1 · Lc 35 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 14.8 · 90, passes 14.8 · 90, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paperhead-section3:1 · Lc 40 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 14.8 · 90, passes 14.8 · 90, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paperhead-card3:1 · Lc 45 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 14.8 · 90, passes 14.8 · 90, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paper-sunkendisplay3:1 · Lc 35 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 14.2 · 89, passes 14.2 · 89, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paper-sunkenhead-section3:1 · Lc 40 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 14.2 · 89, passes 14.2 · 89, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paper-sunkenhead-card3:1 · Lc 45 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 14.2 · 89, passes 14.2 · 89, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paper-platedisplay3:1 · Lc 35 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 13.7 · 89, passes 13.7 · 89, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paper-platehead-section3:1 · Lc 40 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 13.7 · 89, passes 13.7 · 89, passes
--mk-ink-displayon --mk-paper-platehead-card3:1 · Lc 45 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 13.7 · 89, passes 13.7 · 89, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paperlabel4.5:1 · Lc 90 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.2 · 96, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-platelabel4.5:1 · Lc 90 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunkenlabel4.5:1 · Lc 90 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 15.5 · 96, passes 15.5 · 96, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-papermeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.2 · 80, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 12.2 · 77, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-sunkenmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.7 · 75, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 11.7 · 77, passes 15.5 · 96, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-platemeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.1 · 88, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 11.3 · 77, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-ink-3on --mk-papercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 4.9 · 70, passes 7.2 · 80, passes 9.3 · 63, passes 12.2 · 77, passes
--mk-ink-3on --mk-paper-sunkencontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 4.5 · 65, passes 6.7 · 75, passes 8.9 · 62, passes 11.7 · 77, passes
--mk-ink-3on --mk-paper-platecontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 5.5 · 78, passes 8.1 · 88, passes 8.6 · 62, passes 11.3 · 77, passes
--mk-ink-ruleon --mk-paperui3:1 · Lc 0 3.3 · 57, passes 3.3 · 57, passes 3.6 · 26, passes 3.6 · 26, passes
--mk-ink-ruleon --mk-paper-sunkenui3:1 · Lc 0 3.0 · 51, passes 3.0 · 51, passes 3.5 · 25, passes 3.5 · 25, passes
--mk-ink-ruleon --mk-paper-plateui3:1 · Lc 0 3.6 · 64, passes 3.6 · 64, passes 3.4 · 25, passes 3.4 · 25, passes
--mk-ink-disabledon --mk-paperui3:1 · Lc 0 3.3 · 57, passes 3.3 · 57, passes 6.5 · 46, passes 6.5 · 46, passes
--mk-ink-disabledon --mk-paper-sunkenui3:1 · Lc 0 3.0 · 51, passes 3.0 · 51, passes 6.3 · 46, passes 6.3 · 46, passes
--mk-ink-disabledon --mk-paper-plateui3:1 · Lc 0 3.6 · 64, passes 3.6 · 64, passes 6.0 · 45, passes 6.0 · 45, passes
--mk-on-slabon --mk-slablabel4.5:1 · Lc 90 16.5 · 99, passes 16.5 · 99, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-slabon --mk-slabbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.5 · 99, passes 16.5 · 99, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-slabon --mk-slablong7:1 · Lc 90 16.5 · 99, passes 16.5 · 99, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-slab-2on --mk-slabmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 11.5 · 75, passes 11.5 · 75, passes 6.3 · 75, passes 6.3 · 75, passes
--mk-on-slabon --mk-slab-hoverbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 17.4 · 99, passes 17.4 · 99, passes 17.7 · 101, passes 17.7 · 101, passes
--mk-ink-m-texton --mk-paperbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.6 · 83, passes 8.6 · 83, passes 13.4 · 84, passes 13.4 · 84, passes
--mk-ink-m-texton --mk-paper-platebody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 9.6 · 90, passes 9.6 · 90, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-a-texton --mk-paperbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.1 · 83, passes 8.1 · 83, passes 13.4 · 84, passes 13.4 · 84, passes
--mk-ink-a-texton --mk-paper-platebody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 9.0 · 90, passes 9.0 · 90, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-r-texton --mk-paperbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.2 · 83, passes 8.2 · 83, passes 13.4 · 83, passes 13.4 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-r-texton --mk-paper-platebody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 9.2 · 90, passes 9.2 · 90, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-k-texton --mk-paperbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.2 · 96, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-ink-k-texton --mk-paper-platebody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-ink-wood-texton --mk-paperbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.0 · 83, passes 8.0 · 83, passes 13.4 · 83, passes 13.4 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-wood-texton --mk-paper-platebody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.9 · 90, passes 8.9 · 90, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-go-texton --mk-paperbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.1 · 83, passes 8.1 · 83, passes 13.4 · 84, passes 13.4 · 84, passes
--mk-ink-go-texton --mk-paper-platebody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 9.1 · 90, passes 9.1 · 90, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-m-texton --mk-paper-sunkenmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.0 · 77, passes 8.0 · 77, passes 12.9 · 83, passes 12.9 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-a-texton --mk-paper-sunkenmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.5 · 77, passes 7.5 · 77, passes 12.8 · 83, passes 12.8 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-r-texton --mk-paper-sunkenmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.6 · 77, passes 7.6 · 77, passes 12.8 · 83, passes 12.8 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-k-texton --mk-paper-sunkenmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 15.5 · 96, passes 15.5 · 96, passes
--mk-ink-wood-texton --mk-paper-sunkenmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.3 · 77, passes 7.3 · 77, passes 12.8 · 83, passes 12.8 · 83, passes
--mk-ink-go-texton --mk-paper-sunkenmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.5 · 78, passes 7.5 · 78, passes 12.8 · 83, passes 12.8 · 83, passes
--mk-code-texton --mk-code-surfacecode4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-code-keywordon --mk-code-surfacecode4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 7.2 · 83, passes 7.2 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-code-stringon --mk-code-surfacecode4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 6.7 · 83, passes 6.7 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-code-numberon --mk-code-surfacecode4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 6.8 · 83, passes 6.8 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-code-functionon --mk-code-surfacecode4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 6.8 · 83, passes 6.8 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes 12.4 · 83, passes
--mk-code-commenton --mk-code-surfacecode4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 6.6 · 83, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 12.5 · 83, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-code-punctuationon --mk-code-surfacecode4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.1 · 88, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-hoverbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 18.0 · 103, passes 18.0 · 103, passes 16.9 · 97, passes 16.9 · 97, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunken-hoverbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.6 · 98, passes 16.6 · 98, passes 16.5 · 96, passes 16.5 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate-hoverbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.0 · 96, passes 16.0 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (white stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (white stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (white stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (white stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (newsprint stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (newsprint stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (newsprint stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (newsprint stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (pulp stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 14.0 · 88, passes 14.0 · 88, passes 14.0 · 88, passes 14.0 · 88, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (pulp stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 14.0 · 88, passes 14.0 · 88, passes 14.0 · 88, passes 14.0 · 88, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (pulp stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (pulp stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunken (white stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunken (newsprint stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 13.5 · 85, passes 13.5 · 85, passes 13.5 · 85, passes 13.5 · 85, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunken (pulp stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 12.6 · 82, passes 12.6 · 82, passes 12.6 · 82, passes 12.6 · 82, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunken (white stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-sunken (newsprint stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 13.5 · 85, passes 13.5 · 85, passes 13.5 · 85, passes 13.5 · 85, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (white stock)long7:1 · Lc 90 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (white stock)label4.5:1 · Lc 90 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (newsprint stock)long7:1 · Lc 90 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (newsprint stock)label4.5:1 · Lc 90 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (pulp stock)long7:1 · Lc 90 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (pulp stock)label4.5:1 · Lc 90 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 15.8 · 96, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (kraft stock)body4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (kraft stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (kraft stock)long7:1 · Lc 90 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper-plate (kraft stock)label4.5:1 · Lc 90 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 16.0 · 97, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper (white stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.1 · 88, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 8.1 · 88, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-sunken (white stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.2 · 80, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 7.2 · 80, passes 16.5 · 97, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-plate (white stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.1 · 88, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 8.1 · 88, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper (newsprint stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.7 · 80, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 8.7 · 80, passes 14.7 · 90, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-sunken (newsprint stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.0 · 75, passes 13.5 · 85, passes 8.0 · 75, passes 13.5 · 85, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-plate (newsprint stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 10.0 · 89, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 10.0 · 89, passes 16.9 · 99, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper (pulp stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 9.6 · 81, passes 14.0 · 88, passes 9.6 · 81, passes 14.0 · 88, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-sunken (pulp stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.7 · 75, passes 12.6 · 82, passes 8.7 · 75, passes 12.6 · 82, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-plate (pulp stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 10.9 · 89, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 10.9 · 89, passes 15.8 · 96, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-paper-plate (kraft stock)meta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.0 · 75, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 6.0 · 75, passes 16.0 · 97, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (kraft stock)display3:1 · Lc 35 7.5 · 56, passes 7.5 · 56, passes 7.5 · 56, passes 7.5 · 56, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (kraft stock)head-section3:1 · Lc 40 7.5 · 56, passes 7.5 · 56, passes 7.5 · 56, passes 7.5 · 56, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (white stock)label4.5:1 · Lc 90 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (white stock)long7:1 · Lc 90 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (newsprint stock)label4.5:1 · Lc 90 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (newsprint stock)long7:1 · Lc 90 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes 14.7 · 90, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (pulp stock)label4.5:1 · Lc 90 14.0 · 88, fails 14.0 · 88, fails 14.0 · 88, fails 14.0 · 88, fails
--mk-inkon --mk-paper (pulp stock)long7:1 · Lc 90 14.0 · 88, fails 14.0 · 88, fails 14.0 · 88, fails 14.0 · 88, fails
Keys and solid inks (22 pairs)
Keys and solid inks
Text on surfaceRoleFloorBoneBone, moreNightNight, more
--mk-on-mon --mk-ink-m-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 5.3 · 80, passes 5.3 · 80, passes 4.5 · 68, passes 4.5 · 68, passes
--mk-on-mon --mk-ink-m-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 6.1 · 83, passes 6.1 · 83, passes 5.1 · 71, passes 5.1 · 71, passes
--mk-on-aon --mk-ink-a-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 8.4 · 60, passes 8.4 · 60, passes 10.4 · 70, passes 10.4 · 70, passes
--mk-on-aon --mk-ink-a-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 9.3 · 65, passes 9.3 · 65, passes 11.5 · 75, passes 11.5 · 75, passes
--mk-on-ron --mk-ink-r-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 4.5 · 76, passes 4.5 · 76, passes 8.5 · 60, passes 8.5 · 60, passes
--mk-on-ron --mk-ink-r-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 5.1 · 80, passes 5.1 · 80, passes 9.6 · 65, passes 9.6 · 65, passes
--mk-on-kon --mk-ink-k-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 18.4 · 107, passes 18.4 · 107, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-kon --mk-ink-k-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 19.4 · 108, passes 19.4 · 108, passes 17.7 · 101, passes 17.7 · 101, passes
--mk-on-yon --mk-ink-y-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 14.4 · 89, passes 14.4 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes
--mk-on-yon --mk-ink-y-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 15.8 · 95, passes 15.8 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-woodon --mk-ink-wood-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 9.3 · 65, passes 9.3 · 65, passes 4.5 · 70, passes 4.5 · 70, passes
--mk-on-woodon --mk-ink-wood-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 10.3 · 70, passes 10.3 · 70, passes 5.2 · 74, passes 5.2 · 74, passes
--mk-on-goon --mk-ink-go-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 4.5 · 76, passes 4.5 · 76, passes 10.1 · 69, passes 10.1 · 69, passes
--mk-on-goon --mk-ink-go-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 5.2 · 80, passes 5.2 · 80, passes 11.2 · 74, passes 11.2 · 74, passes
--mk-on-leadon --mk-ink-lead-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 5.3 · 80, passes 5.3 · 80, passes 4.5 · 68, passes 4.5 · 68, passes
--mk-on-leadon --mk-ink-lead-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 6.1 · 83, passes 6.1 · 83, passes 5.1 · 71, passes 5.1 · 71, passes
--mk-on-supporton --mk-ink-support-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 8.4 · 60, passes 8.4 · 60, passes 10.4 · 70, passes 10.4 · 70, passes
--mk-on-supporton --mk-ink-support-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 9.3 · 65, passes 9.3 · 65, passes 11.5 · 75, passes 11.5 · 75, passes
--mk-on-spoton --mk-ink-spot-solidcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 14.4 · 89, passes 14.4 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes
--mk-on-spoton --mk-ink-spot-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 15.8 · 95, passes 15.8 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-actionon --mk-actioncontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 14.4 · 89, passes 14.4 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes
--mk-on-actionon --mk-action-hovercontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 15.8 · 95, passes 15.8 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
Line inks as fills (5 pairs)
Line inks as fills
Text on surfaceRoleFloorBoneBone, moreNightNight, more
--mk-on-kon --mk-ink-khead-card3:1 · Lc 45 18.4 · 107, passes 18.4 · 107, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-ron --mk-ink-rhead-card3:1 · Lc 45 3.2 · 64, passes 3.2 · 64, passes 7.7 · 56, passes 7.7 · 56, passes
--mk-on-aon --mk-ink-ahead-card3:1 · Lc 45 7.7 · 56, passes 7.7 · 56, passes 10.4 · 70, passes 10.4 · 70, passes
--mk-on-mon --mk-ink-mhead-card3:1 · Lc 45 5.3 · 80, passes 5.3 · 80, passes 3.9 · 63, passes 3.9 · 63, passes
--mk-on-woodon --mk-ink-woodhead-card3:1 · Lc 45 9.3 · 65, passes 9.3 · 65, passes 4.0 · 67, passes 4.0 · 67, passes
Tints (29 pairs)
Tints
Text on surfaceRoleFloorBoneBone, moreNightNight, more
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-m-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.2 · 92, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 13.8 · 94, passes 13.8 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-a-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.6 · 94, passes 15.6 · 94, passes 13.5 · 94, passes 13.5 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-r-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.3 · 93, passes 15.3 · 93, passes 13.7 · 94, passes 13.7 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-k-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.4 · 93, passes 15.4 · 93, passes 13.6 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-y-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.5 · 94, passes 15.5 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-wood-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.4 · 93, passes 15.4 · 93, passes 13.7 · 94, passes 13.7 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-go-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.7 · 94, passes 15.7 · 94, passes 13.4 · 94, passes 13.4 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-ink-m-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.7 · 75, passes 15.2 · 92, passes 10.4 · 76, passes 13.8 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-ink-a-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.8 · 77, passes 15.6 · 94, passes 10.1 · 75, passes 13.5 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-ink-r-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.7 · 76, passes 15.3 · 93, passes 10.3 · 75, passes 13.7 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-ink-k-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.7 · 76, passes 15.4 · 93, passes 10.2 · 75, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-ink-y-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.8 · 77, passes 15.5 · 94, passes 10.2 · 75, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-ink-wood-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.8 · 76, passes 15.4 · 93, passes 10.3 · 75, passes 13.7 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-2on --mk-ink-go-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 6.8 · 77, passes 15.7 · 94, passes 10.1 · 75, passes 13.4 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-m-tint-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.7 · 99, passes 16.7 · 99, passes 14.9 · 95, passes 14.9 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-a-tint-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 17.0 · 100, passes 17.0 · 100, passes 14.6 · 95, passes 14.6 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-r-tint-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.8 · 99, passes 16.8 · 99, passes 14.9 · 95, passes 14.9 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-k-tint-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.8 · 99, passes 16.8 · 99, passes 14.7 · 95, passes 14.7 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-y-tint-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 17.0 · 100, passes 17.0 · 100, passes 14.7 · 95, passes 14.7 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-wood-tint-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.9 · 99, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 14.8 · 95, passes 14.8 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-ink-go-tint-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 17.1 · 100, passes 17.1 · 100, passes 14.5 · 95, passes 14.5 · 95, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-action-tintlong7:1 · Lc 90 15.5 · 94, passes 15.5 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-inkon --mk-action-tintletter-caption4.5:1 · Lc 74 15.5 · 94, passes 15.5 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-m-texton --mk-ink-m-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 8.0 · 77, passes 8.0 · 77, passes 11.4 · 82, passes 11.4 · 82, passes
--mk-ink-a-texton --mk-ink-a-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.7 · 79, passes 7.7 · 79, passes 11.2 · 81, passes 11.2 · 81, passes
--mk-ink-r-texton --mk-ink-r-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.6 · 78, passes 7.6 · 78, passes 11.3 · 81, passes 11.3 · 81, passes
--mk-ink-k-texton --mk-ink-k-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 15.4 · 93, passes 15.4 · 93, passes 13.6 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-ink-wood-texton --mk-ink-wood-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.5 · 78, passes 7.5 · 78, passes 11.3 · 81, passes 11.3 · 81, passes
--mk-ink-go-texton --mk-ink-go-tintmeta4.5:1 · Lc 75 7.7 · 79, passes 7.7 · 79, passes 11.1 · 82, passes 11.1 · 82, passes
Plates (14 pairs)
Plates
Text on surfaceRoleFloorBoneBone, moreNightNight, more
--mk-on-m-plateon --mk-ink-m-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 5.0 · 80, passes 5.0 · 80, passes 5.5 · 75, passes 5.5 · 75, passes
--mk-on-m-plateon --mk-ink-m-plate-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 5.7 · 83, passes 5.7 · 83, passes 6.3 · 78, passes 6.3 · 78, passes
--mk-on-a-plateon --mk-ink-a-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 11.4 · 76, passes 11.4 · 76, passes 11.5 · 75, passes 11.5 · 75, passes
--mk-on-a-plateon --mk-ink-a-plate-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 12.6 · 81, passes 12.6 · 81, passes 12.6 · 80, passes 12.6 · 80, passes
--mk-on-r-plateon --mk-ink-r-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 4.5 · 76, passes 4.5 · 76, passes 11.6 · 75, passes 11.6 · 75, passes
--mk-on-r-plateon --mk-ink-r-plate-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 5.1 · 80, passes 5.1 · 80, passes 12.8 · 81, passes 12.8 · 81, passes
--mk-on-k-plateon --mk-ink-k-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 18.4 · 107, passes 18.4 · 107, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-k-plateon --mk-ink-k-plate-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 19.4 · 108, passes 19.4 · 108, passes 17.7 · 101, passes 17.7 · 101, passes
--mk-on-y-plateon --mk-ink-y-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 14.5 · 89, passes 14.5 · 89, passes 14.8 · 90, passes 14.8 · 90, passes
--mk-on-y-plateon --mk-ink-y-plate-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 15.8 · 95, passes 15.8 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-on-wood-plateon --mk-ink-wood-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 11.3 · 75, passes 11.3 · 75, passes 5.4 · 75, passes 5.4 · 75, passes
--mk-on-wood-plateon --mk-ink-wood-plate-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 12.5 · 81, passes 12.5 · 81, passes 6.2 · 78, passes 6.2 · 78, passes
--mk-on-spot-plateon --mk-ink-spot-platebody4.5:1 · Lc 74 14.5 · 89, passes 14.5 · 89, passes 14.8 · 90, passes 14.8 · 90, passes
--mk-on-spot-plateon --mk-ink-spot-plate-hoverbody4.5:1 · Lc 74 15.8 · 95, passes 15.8 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
Balloons, captions and stickers (19 pairs)
Balloons, captions and stickers
Text on surfaceRoleFloorBoneBone, moreNightNight, more
--mk-pair-balloon-paper-fgon --mk-pair-balloon-paper-bgletter-balloon4.5:1 · Lc 72 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.2 · 96, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-pair-balloon-white-fgon --mk-pair-balloon-white-bgletter-balloon4.5:1 · Lc 72 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-pair-balloon-caption-fgon --mk-pair-balloon-caption-bgletter-balloon4.5:1 · Lc 72 15.5 · 94, passes 15.5 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-pair-balloon-inverse-fgon --mk-pair-balloon-inverse-bgletter-balloon4.5:1 · Lc 72 16.5 · 99, passes 16.5 · 99, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-pair-balloon-spot-fgon --mk-pair-balloon-spot-bgletter-balloon4.5:1 · Lc 72 14.5 · 89, passes 14.5 · 89, passes 14.8 · 90, passes 14.8 · 90, passes
--mk-pair-caption-narration-fgon --mk-pair-caption-narration-bgletter-caption4.5:1 · Lc 74 15.5 · 94, passes 15.5 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes 13.6 · 94, passes
--mk-pair-caption-place-fgon --mk-pair-caption-place-bgletter-caption4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.5 · 97, passes 16.5 · 97, passes 16.2 · 96, passes 16.2 · 96, passes
--mk-pair-caption-transition-fgon --mk-pair-caption-transition-bgletter-caption4.5:1 · Lc 74 16.5 · 99, passes 16.5 · 99, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-m-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-m-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 5.3 · 80, passes 5.3 · 80, passes 4.5 · 68, passes 4.5 · 68, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-a-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-a-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 8.4 · 60, passes 8.4 · 60, passes 10.4 · 70, passes 10.4 · 70, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-r-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-r-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 4.5 · 76, passes 4.5 · 76, passes 8.5 · 60, passes 8.5 · 60, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-k-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-k-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 18.4 · 107, passes 18.4 · 107, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-y-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-y-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 14.4 · 89, passes 14.4 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-wood-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-wood-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 9.3 · 65, passes 9.3 · 65, passes 4.5 · 70, passes 4.5 · 70, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-lead-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-lead-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 5.3 · 80, passes 5.3 · 80, passes 4.5 · 68, passes 4.5 · 68, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-support-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-support-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 8.4 · 60, passes 8.4 · 60, passes 10.4 · 70, passes 10.4 · 70, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-spot-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-spot-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 14.4 · 89, passes 14.4 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes 14.8 · 89, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-ink-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-ink-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 16.5 · 99, passes 16.5 · 99, passes 16.2 · 95, passes 16.2 · 95, passes
--mk-pair-sticker-paper-fgon --mk-pair-sticker-paper-bgcontrol-sm4.5:1 · Lc 60 18.4 · 105, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 15.0 · 95, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
Other (5 pairs)
Other
Text on surfaceRoleFloorBoneBone, moreNightNight, more
--mk-on-control-2on --mk-controlbody-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 6.6 · 83, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 12.5 · 83, passes 15.0 · 95, passes
--mk-on-control-2on --mk-control (white stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 6.6 · 83, passes 18.4 · 105, passes 6.6 · 83, passes 18.4 · 105, passes
--mk-on-control-2on --mk-control (newsprint stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 7.6 · 83, passes 16.9 · 99, passes 7.6 · 83, passes 16.9 · 99, passes
--mk-on-control-2on --mk-control (pulp stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.2 · 83, passes 15.8 · 96, passes 8.2 · 83, passes 15.8 · 96, passes
--mk-on-control-2on --mk-control (kraft stock)body-ui4.5:1 · Lc 82.5 8.0 · 83, passes 16.0 · 97, passes 8.0 · 83, passes 16.0 · 97, passes

Stocks#

The stocks on screen and on paper, from print.json
StockOn screenWhere it appearsOn paper
Bone#F5F2ECEvery first visit and every light page (D-C7); documents, the card's fronta warm or natural white uncoated stock, smooth or eggshell; business cards on 130 lb cover (about 350 g/m²) or duplexed
White#FFFFFFAccent sections, plates; documents on requesta bright white coated or uncoated stock
Night#141016The dark theme behind the toggle; the card's back; Ravea rich black flood on the Bone stock
Night#FFFFFFwhite vinyl with a matte laminate

Overprint thirds#

Where two inks print over each other they make a third colour: multiply on Bone, screen on Night. Thirds are art. They change with the paper and the volume, so they never carry a meaning and never sit under text (BB-COLOUR-13).

Budgets and caps#

Each volume has a colour budget (how much of the first screen may be saturated ink) and a chroma cap for large regions. The press check measures both on every template.

The four volumes, read from the tokens' volumes file
VolumeUsed forColour budgetChroma capInk huesTextureSecond inkMotionTilt
Quietdocs, forms, legal, long-form, app work views10 %0.0510 of 3offcalm0°
Studiosite pages, MAX//OS default35 %0.1421 of 3displaybalanced3°
Presshero moments (up to Press), covers, campaigns, OG50 %0.1842 of 3display-and-headsarcade6°
Rave404, easter eggs, launches, posters, the dial's top75 %gamut max73 of 3display-and-headsoverdrive12°

Alternates and client colourways#

Acid pop, Electric cool and Jewel are alternate colourways, derived from their swatches by the same recipes, for MAX//OS and for case studies. A client colourway comes from the colourway helper: it replaces the lead, support and spot inks only. The line inks, the action ink and the mark stay the studio's (BB-COLOUR-10, BB-MARK-05).

Colourways: lead, support and spot inks on each paper
ColourwayOn BoneOn Night
Processlead#C31A9Dsupport#00B4EAspot#FFE500lead#DC00AAsupport#37D0FFspot#FFE500
Acid poplead#FF2E8Bsupport#2D4BFFspot#C6FF2Elead#FF1087support#4A73FFspot#B7EF01
Electric coollead#1F4BFFsupport#9C74FFspot#2FD6FFlead#4374FFsupport#8E54FFspot#0BD4FF
Jewellead#D01043support#1546C2spot#FFD3DElead#FF0152support#3B76FFspot#FFD3DE

Data and code colours#

Data and code colours on Bone at Studio: series by pattern first, never a borrowed line ink
RoleTokenValueHow it prints
Series 1--mk-data-accent#C31A9DThe lead fill, solid
Series 2--mk-text#15131AInk, solid
Series 3--mk-text#15131AInk, halftone 50 %
Series 4--mk-text#15131AInk, hatched at 45°
Series 5--mk-data-2#00B4EAThe support fill, solid
Series 6--mk-text#15131AInk, outline only
Grid--mk-data-grid#D1CECBThe soft rule
Axis--mk-data-axis#15131AInk
Code keyword--mk-code-keyword#A50083Lead, solved to Lc 82.5 on the code surface
Code function--mk-code-function#006383Support
Code number--mk-code-number#A03900Red
Code string--mk-code-string#006A3BGo

Do and don't#

Do

Software

Aqua with its letter, its glyph and its name: Software.

Don't

Book a call

Aqua borrowed for a key that has nothing to do with Software.

A line ink appears only where it means its line, with its letter or glyph (BB-COLOUR-02).

Do

One yellow key per view: the next step.

Don't

Three yellow keys: nothing is the next step.

Yellow is the face of the one primary action per view (BB-COLOUR-03).

Do

LiveIn development

A glyph and a literal word.

Don't

Green and red dots: a traffic light, and red is Growth.

Status is a glyph, a word and an ink treatment, never a traffic light (BB-COLOUR-05).

Do

Night: flat, opaque inks on black paper.

Don't

Glow and blur: a screen effect, not ink.

Night is a paper with fluorescent inks printed flat (BB-COLOUR-06).

Files#

The colour files carry every value on this page: Adobe swatches, CSS variables, DTCG tokens and print.json.

Kit files, built from version 1.0.0
FileWhat it isFormat and sizesha256Built by
makr-labs-colours.zip/brand/downloads/makr-labs-colours.zipColour files: Adobe swatches, CSS variables, DTCG tokens and print.jsonZIP archive, 6 KBcee4d585878da986040b3661136df8e9142cb53f02e5db95b1d617844d4bd09coverprint-gen brand --only colours