chromary

≈ Persimmon

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

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAuroraCH 0336 · #44EDC3
accentCyan BlueCH 0402 · #31ABE0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PersimmonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Persimmon #9E5E4A.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#AD6961 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 #AD6961#AD6961Set in Milk on #AD6961, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
#AD6961 on Milk#AD6961Set in #AD6961 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.7:1 WCAG AA large
Glow Stick on #AD6961#AD6961Set in Glow Stick on #AD6961, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#AD6961 on Glow Stick#AD6961Set in #AD6961 on Glow Stick, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Guava on #AD6961#AD6961
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#AD6961 on Guava#AD6961
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #AD6961The 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 #AD6961 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)