chromary
Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
neutralBoneCH 0011 · #E6E1D6
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ PowderAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Powder #B0E0E6.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#BBE2E2 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.

#BBE2E2 on Charcoal#BBE2E2Set in #BBE2E2 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 13.4:1 WCAG AAA
Charcoal on #BBE2E2#BBE2E2Set in Charcoal on #BBE2E2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 13.4:1 WCAG AAA
#BBE2E2 on Iron#BBE2E2Set in #BBE2E2 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #BBE2E2#BBE2E2Set in Iron on #BBE2E2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#BBE2E2 on Spruce Blue#BBE2E2Set in #BBE2E2 on Spruce Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 72 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA
Spruce Blue on #BBE2E2#BBE2E2Set in Spruce Blue on #BBE2E2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 6.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: #BBE2E2 on CharcoalThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If #BBE2E2 still stands clearly off Charcoal in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)