chromary

≈ Espresso

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Three hues evenly spaced around the wheel, 120 degrees apart, at full punch.

Triad · Three, evenly spaced.

supportYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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#462C49 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.

Milk on #462C49#462C49Set in Milk on #462C49, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 10.9:1 WCAG AAA
#462C49 on Milk#462C49Set in #462C49 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 10.9:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #462C49#462C49Set in Feather on #462C49, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Glow Stick on #462C49#462C49Set in Glow Stick on #462C49, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#462C49 on Feather#462C49Set in #462C49 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#462C49 on Glow Stick#462C49Set in #462C49 on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #462C49The 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 Milk still stands clearly off #462C49 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#462C49
Red-blind (protanopia)
#462C49
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#462C49
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#462C49
No color (achromatopsia)