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.

support≈ Quiet Luxury#DFA291
neutralPeachCH 0035 · #FFD7C7
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
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#BA6D59 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 #BA6D59#BA6D59Set in Chalk on #BA6D59, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#BA6D59 on Chalk#BA6D59Set in #BA6D59 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Rave on #BA6D59#BA6D59Set in Rave on #BA6D59, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#BA6D59 on Rave#BA6D59Set in #BA6D59 on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Creamsicle on #BA6D59#BA6D59
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.3:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #BA6D59#BA6D59
Display sizesLc 37 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Chalk on #BA6D59

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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)