chromary

≈ Espresso

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ EspressoAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Espresso #4B2E2B.chromary

Color Values

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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#5D2B1C 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Chalk on #5D2B1C#5D2B1CSet in Chalk on #5D2B1C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 10.4:1
#5D2B1C on Chalk#5D2B1CSet in #5D2B1C on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 89 · 10.4:1
Feather on #5D2B1C#5D2B1CSet in Feather on #5D2B1C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 8.0:1
#5D2B1C on Feather#5D2B1CSet in #5D2B1C on Feather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 8.0:1
Sky Flash on #5D2B1C#5D2B1CSet in Sky Flash on #5D2B1C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 6.6:1
#5D2B1C on Sky Flash#5D2B1CSet in #5D2B1C on Sky Flash, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 6.6:1

For every eye: Chalk on #5D2B1C

#5D2B1C
Red-blind (protanopia)
#5D2B1C
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#5D2B1C
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#5D2B1C
No color (achromatopsia)