chromary

≈ Y2K Chrome

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportGlacier BlueCH 0414 · #D7F0FD
neutralChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
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#A3C4D5 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 #A3C4D5#A3C4D5Set in Charcoal on #A3C4D5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 10.2:1
#A3C4D5 on Charcoal#A3C4D5Set in #A3C4D5 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 10.2:1
Graphite on #A3C4D5#A3C4D5Set in Graphite on #A3C4D5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 7.7:1
#A3C4D5 on Graphite#A3C4D5Set in #A3C4D5 on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 7.7:1
#A3C4D5 on Gunmetal#A3C4D5Set in #A3C4D5 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 60 · 6.1:1
Gunmetal on #A3C4D5#A3C4D5Set in Gunmetal on #A3C4D5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.1:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #A3C4D5

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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)