chromary

≈ Old Gold

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Secondary

SecondaryAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
SecondaryHot PinkCH 0025 · #FF1493

Tertiary

TertiarySandCH 0099 · #C2B280
TertiaryCustardCH 0225 · #E7C8A7
TertiaryBurnt CaramelCH 0126 · #7B5804
Tertiary≈ Espresso#493300

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6

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#A78B4A 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.

Paper on #A78B4A#A78B4ASet in Paper on #A78B4A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
#A78B4A on Paper#A78B4ASet in #A78B4A on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #A78B4A#A78B4A
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#A78B4A on Charcoal#A78B4A
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Aurora on #A78B4A#A78B4A
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
Espresso on #A78B4A#A78B4A
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Paper on #A78B4AThe 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 Paper still stands clearly off #A78B4A in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)