chromary

≈ SilverText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accentYolkCH 0228 · #FAC45A
supportSandCH 0099 · #C2B280
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ SilverAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Silver #A5AFBA.chromary

Named neighbors

SilverCH 0578
Y2K ChromeCH 0591

Named opposites

SandCH 0099
Quiet LuxuryCH 0594

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#9AB2DE 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.

Ink on #9AB2DE#9AB2DESet in Ink on #9AB2DE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 9.1:1 WCAG AAA
#9AB2DE on Ink#9AB2DESet in #9AB2DE on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 9.1:1 WCAG AAA
Navy on #9AB2DE#9AB2DESet in Navy on #9AB2DE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 6.7:1 WCAG AA
#9AB2DE on Navy#9AB2DESet in #9AB2DE on Navy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 6.7:1 WCAG AA
#9AB2DE on Gunmetal#9AB2DESet in #9AB2DE on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #9AB2DE#9AB2DESet in Gunmetal on #9AB2DE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #9AB2DE

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