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≈ Espresso

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Secondary

SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
SecondaryForestCH 0061 · #0B3D20

Tertiary

TertiaryBurgundyCH 0135 · #6B343F
TertiaryOld RoseCH 0536 · #896675
TertiaryQuartzCH 0542 · #B892A2
TertiaryPink LemonadeCH 0153 · #E8C3C8

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
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#4B1E30 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.

Pink Milk on #4B1E30#4B1E30Set in Pink Milk on #4B1E30, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 89 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
#4B1E30 on Pink Milk#4B1E30Set in #4B1E30 on Pink Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
Aurora on #4B1E30#4B1E30Set in Aurora on #4B1E30, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 9.2:1 WCAG AAA
#4B1E30 on Aurora#4B1E30Set in #4B1E30 on Aurora, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 9.2:1 WCAG AAA
Pink Lemonade on #4B1E30#4B1E30Set in Pink Lemonade on #4B1E30, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
#4B1E30 on Pink Lemonade#4B1E30Set in #4B1E30 on Pink Lemonade, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Pink Milk on #4B1E30The 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 Pink Milk still stands clearly off #4B1E30 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)