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≈ Pompeii

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Secondary

SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
SecondaryPetrolCH 0064 · #005F6B

Tertiary

TertiaryFaded RoseCH 0108 · #CF6275
Tertiary≈ Taffy#E9AAB2
TertiaryBurgundyCH 0135 · #6B343F
TertiaryBordeauxCH 0131 · #420619

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PompeiiAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pompeii #A90636.chromary

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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#923C4D 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 #923C4D#923C4DSet in Milk on #923C4D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 80 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
#923C4D on Milk#923C4DSet in #923C4D on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 6.3:1 WCAG AA
Aqua on #923C4D#923C4DSet in Aqua on #923C4D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#923C4D on Aqua#923C4DSet in #923C4D on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Dust on #923C4D#923C4DSet in Dust on #923C4D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 4.0:1 WCAG AA large
#923C4D on Dust#923C4DSet in #923C4D on Dust, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.0:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #923C4DThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Milk still stands clearly off #923C4D in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#923C4D
Red-blind (protanopia)
#923C4D
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#923C4D
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#923C4D
No color (achromatopsia)