chromary

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

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentElectric BlueCH 0437 · #2BA7F8
supportTrue BlueCH 0425 · #0D4C75
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #170D05
paperChalkCH 0013 · #FCEFE4
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberRusset≈Named after Russet #633E0F, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0209Russet
CH 0174Conker

Official opposites

CH 0425True Blue
CH 0390Pacific

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

AaChalk on RussetLc 87 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.4 : 1
AaRusset on ChalkLc 83 · passesWCAG 2 · 8.4 : 1

Avoid

AaCharcoal on RussetLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1
AaRusset on CharcoalLc 11 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.0 : 1

Harmonies

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