chromary

≈ Caramel

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Your hue, lighter and quieter: up 0.15 in lightness at three quarters of the chroma, then up 0.30 at half.

Tints · Lighter and quieter, twice.

supportSandCH 0099 · #C2B280
neutralSherbet YellowCH 0234 · #FDE9C4
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ CaramelAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Caramel #AF6F35.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#B5791F 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 #B5791F#B5791FSet in Paper on #B5791F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
#B5791F on Paper#B5791FSet in #B5791F on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 3.2:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #B5791F#B5791F
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
Cornsilk on #B5791F#B5791F
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
#B5791F on Charcoal#B5791F
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.1:1 WCAG AA
#B5791F on Cornsilk#B5791F
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Paper on #B5791F

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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)