chromary

≈ Grapefruit

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

The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentElectric BlueCH 0437 · #46A4F6
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#BD7A68 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 #BD7A68#BD7A68Set in Chalk on #BD7A68, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#BD7A68 on Chalk#BD7A68Set in #BD7A68 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Rave on #BD7A68#BD7A68Set in Rave on #BD7A68, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
#BD7A68 on Rave#BD7A68
Display sizesLc 43 · 2.5:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #BD7A68#BD7A68
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#BD7A68 on Charcoal#BD7A68
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Chalk on #BD7A68

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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)