chromary

≈ Rose Dust

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Rose DustAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Rose Dust #B891AB.chromary

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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#AA7A9B 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.

Milk on #AA7A9B#AA7A9BSet in Milk on #AA7A9B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#AA7A9B on Milk#AA7A9BSet in #AA7A9B on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #AA7A9B#AA7A9B
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
#AA7A9B on Charcoal#AA7A9B
Display sizesLc 38 · 5.3:1 WCAG AA
Cherry Blossom on #AA7A9B#AA7A9B
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
Damson on #AA7A9B#AA7A9B
Display sizesLc 33 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #AA7A9BThe 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 Milk still stands clearly off #AA7A9B 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)