chromary

≈ Y2K Chrome

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493
accentTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Y2K ChromeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Y2K Chrome #B3BCC9.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#90C0C5 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.

Charcoal on #90C0C5#90C0C5Set in Charcoal on #90C0C5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.4:1
#90C0C5 on Charcoal#90C0C5Set in #90C0C5 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.4:1
#90C0C5 on Gunmetal#90C0C5Set in #90C0C5 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 5.6:1
Gunmetal on #90C0C5#90C0C5Set in Gunmetal on #90C0C5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.6:1
#90C0C5 on Spruce Blue#90C0C5Set in #90C0C5 on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 4.6:1
Spruce Blue on #90C0C5#90C0C5Set in Spruce Blue on #90C0C5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 4.6:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #90C0C5

#90C0C5
Red-blind (protanopia)
#90C0C5
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#90C0C5
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#90C0C5
No color (achromatopsia)