chromary

≈ Caramel

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

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≈ Cyan Blue#35C0F9
support≈ Periwinkle Blue#4D97BB
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#BA7D59 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 #BA7D59#BA7D59Set in Chalk on #BA7D59, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#BA7D59 on Chalk#BA7D59Set in #BA7D59 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #BA7D59#BA7D59
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Aurora on #BA7D59#BA7D59
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
#BA7D59 on Charcoal#BA7D59
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
#BA7D59 on Aurora#BA7D59
Display sizesLc 36 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Chalk on #BA7D59

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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)