chromary

≈ Espresso

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

support≈ Sky#33C4F9
accent≈ Electric Violet#6B24F2
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ EspressoAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.chromary

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HarmoniesWays to pair this color with others by where they sit on the color wheel: its opposite, shapes of two to four colors spaced around the wheel, its neighbors on either side, then the same hue lighter, darker, warmer, cooler and quieter. Each strip leads with this color. Tap one to open its kit built that way.

How It Reads#412E0D set as type with the kit Chromary builds for it, both ways round, strongest first. Each is graded by APCA, the measure of how strongly text stands off its ground as eyes see it: Any text and Body text read at every size, Headlines and large text from about 24 pixels, Display sizes for names, logos and big headlines. Pairings too faint for text, or that collapse for red- or green-blind readers, are left out. The small numbers are the APCA score (Lc), then the WCAG 2 ratio and its verdict (AAA from 7 to 1, AA from 4.5, AA large from 3), for anyone working to that standard. The two can disagree on mid tones: APCA favors white text on saturated greens and oranges, where WCAG 2 favors black.

Paper on #412E0D#412E0DSet in Paper on #412E0D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 11.3:1 WCAG AAA
#412E0D on Paper#412E0DSet in #412E0D on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 11.3:1 WCAG AAA
Almond on #412E0D#412E0DSet in Almond on #412E0D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#412E0D on Almond#412E0DSet in #412E0D on Almond, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#412E0D on Sky#412E0DSet in #412E0D on Sky, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
Sky on #412E0D#412E0DSet in Sky on #412E0D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Paper on #412E0DThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Paper still stands clearly off #412E0D in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#412E0D
Red-blind (protanopia)
#412E0D
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#412E0D
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#412E0D
No color (achromatopsia)