chromary

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

support≈ Cyan Blue#32C0F7
accentElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7C3EF1
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 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#AC894D 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 #AC894D#AC894DSet in Paper on #AC894D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
#AC894D on Paper#AC894DSet in #AC894D on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
Seafoam on #AC894D#AC894DSet in Seafoam on #AC894D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#AC894D on Seafoam#AC894DSet in #AC894D on Seafoam, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #AC894D#AC894D
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#AC894D on Charcoal#AC894D
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Paper on #AC894DThe 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 #AC894D 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)