chromary

≈ Espresso

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportMinkCH 0571 · #5C5449
neutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
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#423414 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 #423414#423414Set in Paper on #423414, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 10.6:1 WCAG AAA
#423414 on Paper#423414Set in #423414 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 88 · 10.6:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #423414#423414Set in Feather on #423414, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#423414 on Feather#423414Set in #423414 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Greige on #423414#423414Set in Greige on #423414, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#423414 on Greige#423414Set in #423414 on Greige, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Paper on #423414

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