chromary

≈ Grapefruit

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≈ Sky Flash#38D6F7
supportLagoonCH 0065 · #00A5A5
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ GrapefruitAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Grapefruit #D38972.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#BC7A68 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 #BC7A68#BC7A68Set in Chalk on #BC7A68, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#BC7A68 on Chalk#BC7A68Set in #BC7A68 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Rave on #BC7A68#BC7A68Set in Rave on #BC7A68, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#BC7A68 on Rave#BC7A68
Display sizesLc 43 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #BC7A68#BC7A68
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#BC7A68 on Charcoal#BC7A68
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Chalk on #BC7A68

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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)