chromary

≈ Camellia

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.

supportGlow StickCH 0300 · #4CF53D
accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ CamelliaAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Camellia #A35378.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#AE6389 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.

Electric Lemon on #AE6389#AE6389Set in Electric Lemon on #AE6389, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
Pink Milk on #AE6389#AE6389Set in Pink Milk on #AE6389, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#AE6389 on Electric Lemon#AE6389Set in #AE6389 on Electric Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
#AE6389 on Pink Milk#AE6389Set in #AE6389 on Pink Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Cherry Blossom on #AE6389#AE6389
Display sizesLc 42 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG
#AE6389 on Cherry Blossom#AE6389
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.6:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Electric Lemon on #AE6389The 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 Electric Lemon still stands clearly off #AE6389 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)