chromary

≈ Y2K Chrome

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Secondary

Secondary≈ Sky Flash#38D5F9
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryLavender BlueCH 0441 · #BAD1E7
TertiaryTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
TertiaryShaleCH 0577 · #5B646F
TertiaryNavyCH 0078 · #1A2B3C

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralGunmetalCH 0576 · #333C45
NeutralStaticCH 0008 · #737479
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#A8C1D9 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 #A8C1D9#A8C1D9Set in Ink on #A8C1D9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 68 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
#A8C1D9 on Ink#A8C1D9Set in #A8C1D9 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
Navy on #A8C1D9#A8C1D9Set in Navy on #A8C1D9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 7.7:1 WCAG AAA
#A8C1D9 on Navy#A8C1D9Set in #A8C1D9 on Navy, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 7.7:1 WCAG AAA
#A8C1D9 on Gunmetal#A8C1D9Set in #A8C1D9 on Gunmetal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
Gunmetal on #A8C1D9#A8C1D9Set in Gunmetal on #A8C1D9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #A8C1D9The 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 Ink still stands clearly off #A8C1D9 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)