chromary

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

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

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.

accentSunCH 0041 · #FBD538
supportBurnt CaramelCH 0126 · #766200
nightInkCH 0003 · #0C0F1A
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #EDF1FF
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberVoltage≈Named after Voltage #5539CC, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0102Voltage
CH 0075Denim

Official opposites

CH 0126Burnt Caramel
CH 0251Old Brass

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 VoltageLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1
AaVoltage on Club SodaLc 73 · passesWCAG 2 · 5.7 : 1

Avoid

AaInk on VoltageLc 22 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1
AaVoltage on InkLc 20 · failsWCAG 2 · 3.0 : 1

Harmonies

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