chromary

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Secondary

SecondaryFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
SecondaryVermilionCH 0019 · #E34234
SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00

Tertiary

TertiarySpaCH 0368 · #B7D4D7
Tertiary≈ Taupe#6C9199
TertiaryShaleCH 0577 · #5B646F
TertiaryGunmetalCH 0576 · #333C45

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralGraphiteCH 0006 · #2B2B2E
NeutralStorm TealCH 0356 · #647577
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralClub 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#98C0C9 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.

Charcoal on #98C0C9#98C0C9Set in Charcoal on #98C0C9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.5:1 WCAG AAA
#98C0C9 on Charcoal#98C0C9Set in #98C0C9 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 9.5:1 WCAG AAA
Graphite on #98C0C9#98C0C9Set in Graphite on #98C0C9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA
#98C0C9 on Graphite#98C0C9Set in #98C0C9 on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA
#98C0C9 on Gunmetal#98C0C9Set in #98C0C9 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #98C0C9#98C0C9Set in Gunmetal on #98C0C9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #98C0C9The 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 Charcoal still stands clearly off #98C0C9 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#98C0C9
Red-blind (protanopia)
#98C0C9
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#98C0C9
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#98C0C9
No color (achromatopsia)