chromary

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

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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.

accentViolet ShockCH 0105 · #DC31F7
supportPlum GreyCH 0494 · #57395C
nightPanelCH 0004 · #091208
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EBF5E9
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chromaryclaim its numberPine Needle≈Named after Pine Needle #32512E, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0280Pine Needle
CH 0279Grass Stain

Official opposites

CH 0494Plum Grey
CH 0493Fig

Color Values

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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

AaPaper on Pine NeedleLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1
AaPine Needle on PaperLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.2 : 1

Avoid

AaPanel on Pine NeedleLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaPine Needle on PanelLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies

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