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#8B491F 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 #8B491F#8B491FSet in Chalk on #8B491F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 81 · 6.2:1#8B491F on Chalk#8B491FSet in #8B491F on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Any textLc 76 · 6.2:1Neon Aqua on #8B491F#8B491FSet in Neon Aqua on #8B491F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Body textLc 60 · 4.5:1#8B491F on Neon Aqua#8B491FSet in #8B491F on Neon Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 58 · 4.5:1Dust on #8B491F#8B491FSet in Dust on #8B491F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 51 · 3.9:1#8B491F on Dust#8B491FSet in #8B491F on Dust, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.Headlines and large textLc 49 · 3.9:1
For every eye: Chalk on #8B491F
#8B491FRed-blind (protanopia)#8B491FGreen-blind (deuteranopia)#8B491FBlue-blind (tritanopia)#8B491FNo color (achromatopsia)