chromary

≈ Dusty RoseText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportQuartzCH 0542 · #B892A2
neutralLilac DustCH 0505 · #A697B5
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ Dusty RoseAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Dusty Rose #B89499.chromary

Named neighbors

Dusty RoseCH 0145
QuartzCH 0542

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.

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How It Reads#B59AA5 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.

Charcoal on #B59AA5#B59AA5Set in Charcoal on #B59AA5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA
#B59AA5 on Charcoal#B59AA5Set in #B59AA5 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA
Black Cherry on #B59AA5#B59AA5Set in Black Cherry on #B59AA5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
#B59AA5 on Black Cherry#B59AA5Set in #B59AA5 on Black Cherry, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
Espresso on #B59AA5#B59AA5Set in Espresso on #B59AA5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.7:1 WCAG AA
#B59AA5 on Espresso#B59AA5
Display sizesLc 44 · 4.7:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #B59AA5

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Green-blind (deuteranopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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