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≈ Espresso

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Secondary

Secondary≈ Cyan Blue#32C0F8
SecondaryDeep SeaCH 0070 · #0B3D5C

Tertiary

Tertiary≈ Umber#7C5844
Tertiary≈ Sunburn#A98876
TertiaryGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0
TertiaryBurnt SugarCH 0168 · #371804

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
NeutralChalkCH 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#522C15 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 #522C15#522C15Set in Chalk on #522C15, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 93 · 11.0:1 WCAG AAA
#522C15 on Chalk#522C15Set in #522C15 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 90 · 11.0:1 WCAG AAA
Feather on #522C15#522C15Set in Feather on #522C15, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#522C15 on Feather#522C15Set in #522C15 on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Greige on #522C15#522C15Set in Greige on #522C15, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#522C15 on Greige#522C15Set in #522C15 on Greige, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Chalk on #522C15The 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 #522C15 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)