chromary

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

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

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.

supportOat MilkCH 0604 · #F0DEBE
neutralCreamCH 0048 · #FFFDD0
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.chromary

Color Values

Exact from the hex. Tap any value to copy it.

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#BAB380 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.

Panel on #BAB380#BAB380Set in Panel on #BAB380, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
#BAB380 on Panel#BAB380Set in #BAB380 on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.5:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #BAB380#BAB380Set in Iron on #BAB380, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#BAB380 on Iron#BAB380Set in #BAB380 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#BAB380 on Field Grey#BAB380Set in #BAB380 on Field Grey, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Field Grey on #BAB380#BAB380Set in Field Grey on #BAB380, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Panel on #BAB380

#BAB380
Red-blind (protanopia)
#BAB380
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#BAB380
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#BAB380
No color (achromatopsia)