chromary

≈ Mink

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

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Pine Needle#3F5E42
neutral≈ Deep Jade#355F4B
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ MinkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Mink #5C5449.chromary

Named neighbors

MinkCH 0571
Grass StainCH 0279

Named opposites

FigCH 0493
Plum GreyCH 0494

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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaPaper on ≈ MinkLc 81 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.4 : 1 · AA
Aa≈ Mink on PaperLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 6.4 : 1 · AA

Avoid

AaPanel on ≈ MinkLc 18 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Mink on PanelLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.5 : 1 · fails

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.

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