chromary

≈ Caramel

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accent≈ Sky#3AD1FA
support≈ Teal#0090B0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ CaramelAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Caramel #AF6F35.chromary

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#B9694B 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.

Chalk on #B9694B#B9694BSet in Chalk on #B9694B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
#B9694B on Chalk#B9694BSet in #B9694B on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large
Rave on #B9694B#B9694BSet in Rave on #B9694B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#B9694B on Rave#B9694BSet in #B9694B on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Creamsicle on #B9694B#B9694B
Display sizesLc 40 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#B9694B on Creamsicle#B9694B
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Chalk on #B9694B

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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)