chromary

Cornflower≈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.

accentHazardCH 0029 · #F65C23
supportAdobeCH 0175 · #8C6457
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #031217
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E4F5FB
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chromaryclaim its numberCornflower≈Named after Cornflower #507985, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0393Cornflower
CH 0394Marina

Official opposites

CH 0175Adobe
CH 0140Clay Rose

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

AaClub Soda on CornflowerLc 71 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.4 : 1
AaCornflower on Club SodaLc 67 · passesWCAG 2 · 4.4 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on CornflowerLc 29 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.9 : 1
AaCornflower on CharcoalLc 27 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.9 : 1

Harmonies

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