chromary

≈ Espresso

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Three hues evenly spaced around the wheel, 120 degrees apart, at full punch.

Triad · Three, evenly spaced.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
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#511D2B 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.

Milk on #511D2B#511D2BSet in Milk on #511D2B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 12.0:1 WCAG AAA
#511D2B on Milk#511D2BSet in #511D2B on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 12.0:1 WCAG AAA
Aqua on #511D2B#511D2BSet in Aqua on #511D2B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 10.7:1 WCAG AAA
#511D2B on Aqua#511D2BSet in #511D2B on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 10.7:1 WCAG AAA
Pink Lemonade on #511D2B#511D2BSet in Pink Lemonade on #511D2B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA
#511D2B on Pink Lemonade#511D2BSet in #511D2B on Pink Lemonade, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Milk on #511D2BThe 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 Milk still stands clearly off #511D2B 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)