chromary

≈ Pale Sage

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

Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportCyan BlueCH 0402 · #31ABE0
accentShockCH 0026 · #FF00FF
neutralGorpCH 0603 · #F79216
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ Pale SageAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Pale Sage #B7D9B3.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#BBEBBF 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.

#BBEBBF on Panel#BBEBBFSet in #BBEBBF on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 13.7:1 WCAG AAA
Panel on #BBEBBF#BBEBBFSet in Panel on #BBEBBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 86 · 13.7:1 WCAG AAA
#BBEBBF on Forest#BBEBBFSet in #BBEBBF on Forest, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 80 · 9.2:1 WCAG AAA
#BBEBBF on Iron#BBEBBFSet in #BBEBBF on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 79 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Forest on #BBEBBF#BBEBBFSet in Forest on #BBEBBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 79 · 9.2:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #BBEBBF#BBEBBFSet in Iron on #BBEBBF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 78 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: #BBEBBF on PanelThe 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 #BBEBBF still stands clearly off Panel 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)