chromary

≈ SandText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
accentFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.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#BDB177 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Panel on #BDB177#BDB177Set in Panel on #BDB177, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.5:1
#BDB177 on Panel#BDB177Set in #BDB177 on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.5:1
Espresso on #BDB177#BDB177Set in Espresso on #BDB177, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1
#BDB177 on Espresso#BDB177Set in #BDB177 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1
#BDB177 on Iron#BDB177Set in #BDB177 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1
Iron on #BDB177#BDB177Set in Iron on #BDB177, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1

For every eye: Panel on #BDB177

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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)