chromary

≈ Grapefruit

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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#36CDFA
support≈ Lagoon#499BB8
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#BE7D62 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 #BE7D62#BE7D62Set in Chalk on #BE7D62, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
#BE7D62 on Chalk#BE7D62Set in #BE7D62 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.0:1 WCAG AA large
Charcoal on #BE7D62#BE7D62
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#BE7D62 on Charcoal#BE7D62
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Mint Flash on #BE7D62#BE7D62
Display sizesLc 39 · 2.2:1 fails WCAG
Espresso on #BE7D62#BE7D62
Display sizesLc 35 · 3.6:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Chalk on #BE7D62

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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)