chromary

Tortoiseshell≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportBronze OliveCH 0245 · #5C5019
neutralArmy GreenCH 0246 · #52541F
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #150E04
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F9F1E3
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberTortoiseshell≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Tortoiseshell #5B430F.

Named neighbors

CH 0210Tortoiseshell
CH 0245Bronze Olive

Named opposites

CH 0424Blue Suit
CH 0457Twilight

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaPaper on TortoiseshellLc 84 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.2 : 1
AaTortoiseshell on PaperLc 80 · passesWCAG 2 · 7.2 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on TortoiseshellLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1
AaTortoiseshell on CharcoalLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1

Harmonies

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