chromary

≈ Pompeii

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

support≈ Persimmon#8D5150
neutralPewterCH 0564 · #636363
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PompeiiAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pompeii #A90636.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#AD313A 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 #AD313A#AD313ASet in Milk on #AD313A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Electric Lemon on #AD313A#AD313ASet in Electric Lemon on #AD313A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#AD313A on Milk#AD313ASet in #AD313A on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 72 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#AD313A on Electric Lemon#AD313ASet in #AD313A on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Neon Aqua on #AD313A#AD313ASet in Neon Aqua on #AD313A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
#AD313A on Neon Aqua#AD313ASet in #AD313A on Neon Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #AD313AThe 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 #AD313A 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)