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≈ Rose Dust

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Secondary

SecondaryCitronCH 0039 · #DFFF00
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF

Tertiary

TertiaryLilacCH 0088 · #C8A2C8
TertiaryCherry BlossomCH 0549 · #E8C0DB
Tertiary≈ Plum#7B4D75
Tertiary≈ Damson#492244

Neutrals

NeutralInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralTaupeCH 0100 · #8B8589
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Rose DustAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Rose Dust #B891AB.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#B17CA9 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 #B17CA9#B17CA9Set in Milk on #B17CA9, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#B17CA9 on Milk#B17CA9Set in #B17CA9 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Ink on #B17CA9#B17CA9
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#B17CA9 on Ink#B17CA9
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
Damson on #B17CA9#B17CA9
Display sizesLc 36 · 3.9:1 WCAG AA large
#B17CA9 on Damson#B17CA9
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.9:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Milk on #B17CA9The 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 #B17CA9 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)