chromary

Buttercup≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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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.

supportPuttyCH 0260 · #D9D5A7
neutralCreamCH 0048 · #FCFADB
nightPanelCH 0004 · #111004
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F4F3E4
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberButtercup≈Named after Buttercup #9FA46B, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0256Buttercup
CH 0255Daffodil

Official opposites

CH 0471Lilac Bloom
CH 0472Hyacinth

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaPanel on ButtercupLc 54 · large textWCAG 2 · 7.6 : 1
AaPaper on ButtercupLc 46 · large textWCAG 2 · 2.2 : 1
AaButtercup on PanelLc 52 · large textWCAG 2 · 7.6 : 1

Avoid

AaButtercup on PaperLc 41 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.2 : 1

Harmonies

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