chromary

≈ Caramel

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.

support≈ Sky#39D1FA
accent≈ Ultramarine#5623F1
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#B38141 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 #B38141#B38141Set in Paper on #B38141, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#B38141 on Paper#B38141Set in #B38141 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #B38141#B38141
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#B38141 on Charcoal#B38141
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Custard on #B38141#B38141
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.1:1 fails WCAG
Espresso on #B38141#B38141
Display sizesLc 33 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Paper on #B38141The 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 #B38141 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)