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.

supportUmberCH 0095 · #635147
neutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
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#492A04 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.

Chalk on #492A04#492A04Set in Chalk on #492A04, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 11.7:1 WCAG AAA
#492A04 on Chalk#492A04Set in #492A04 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 11.7:1 WCAG AAA
Almond on #492A04#492A04Set in Almond on #492A04, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
#492A04 on Almond#492A04Set in #492A04 on Almond, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
Greige on #492A04#492A04Set in Greige on #492A04, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 6.9:1 WCAG AA
#492A04 on Greige#492A04Set in #492A04 on Greige, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 6.9:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Chalk on #492A04The 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 Chalk still stands clearly off #492A04 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)