Punctuation Day calls for Basic Black, Basic White and Real Red.

On an editor’s desk lie question marks, bold exclamation points, marked-up manuscripts, red editing pens, black ink and white notebook pages. Black-and-white typography does most of the talking, while red punctuation makes every pause and emphatic point impossible to miss.

Together, the colors evoke ink-black type, white paper and red editorial marks.

The balance of light and dark, warm and cool or quiet and energetic notes gives the combination enough contrast to stay clear while still feeling unified.