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≈ Espresso

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Secondary

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
SecondaryDeep SeaCH 0070 · #0B3D5C

Tertiary

TertiaryWalnutCH 0094 · #773F1A
TertiaryPersimmonCH 0177 · #9E5E4A
TertiaryMelonCH 0181 · #B7968B
TertiaryCantaloupeCH 0189 · #E7C5BA

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0
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#581E11 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 #581E11#581E11Set in Chalk on #581E11, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
#581E11 on Chalk#581E11Set in #581E11 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 11.8:1 WCAG AAA
Neon Aqua on #581E11#581E11Set in Neon Aqua on #581E11, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#581E11 on Neon Aqua#581E11Set in #581E11 on Neon Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
Cantaloupe on #581E11#581E11Set in Cantaloupe on #581E11, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#581E11 on Cantaloupe#581E11Set in #581E11 on Cantaloupe, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Chalk on #581E11The 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 #581E11 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)