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≈ Taupe

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Secondary

SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3

Tertiary

TertiaryPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
TertiaryRose QuartzCH 0547 · #D9C8D3
TertiaryUmberCH 0095 · #635147
TertiaryGraphiteCH 0006 · #2B2B2E

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #737479
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #929292
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ TaupeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Taupe #8B8589.chromary

Named neighbors

TaupeCH 0100
offlineSteelCH 0621

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.

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How It Reads#90808F 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.

Milk on #90808F#90808FSet in Milk on #90808F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
Citron on #90808F#90808FSet in Citron on #90808F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#90808F on Milk#90808FSet in #90808F on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.3:1 WCAG AA large
#90808F on Citron#90808FSet in #90808F on Citron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
Aurora on #90808F#90808F
Display sizesLc 43 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#90808F on Aurora#90808F
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #90808F

#90808F
Red-blind (protanopia)
#90808F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#90808F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#90808F
No color (achromatopsia)