chromary

≈ Pale Sage

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

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

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportBoneCH 0011 · #E6E1D6
neutralFeatherCH 0569 · #D7D7D7
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#BCEBBB 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.

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

For every eye: #BCEBBB 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 #BCEBBB 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)