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≈ Faded Rose

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Secondary

SecondarySunshineCH 0263 · #E9CE3C
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

Tertiary≈ Lilac#D89AA9
TertiarySakuraCH 0550 · #E8C2D1
Tertiary≈ Raspberry#894A5C
Tertiary≈ Espresso#582233

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Faded RoseAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Faded Rose #CF6275.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#BD7588 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.

Milk on #BD7588#BD7588Set in Milk on #BD7588, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#BD7588 on Milk#BD7588Set in #BD7588 on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Aqua on #BD7588#BD7588Set in Aqua on #BD7588, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
#BD7588 on Aqua#BD7588Set in #BD7588 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.7:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #BD7588#BD7588
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#BD7588 on Charcoal#BD7588
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Milk on #BD7588The 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 Milk still stands clearly off #BD7588 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)