chromary

Lemon Drop≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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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, loud, then in your register.

accentUltramarineCH 0080 · #3D23F0
supportLilac BloomCH 0471 · #93A4E9
nightPanelCH 0004 · #130F04
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F6F2E3
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberLemon Drop≈Named after Lemon Drop #B49E2C, its nearest entry in the dictionary.

Official neighbors

CH 0257Lemon Drop
CH 0255Daffodil

Official opposites

CH 0471Lilac Bloom
CH 0436Hydrangea

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines; under 45, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio is shown small under each for anyone quoting that standard.

Use

AaPanel on Lemon DropLc 57 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.1 : 1
AaLemon Drop on PanelLc 55 · large textWCAG 2 · 8.1 : 1

Avoid

AaPaper on Lemon DropLc 43 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1
AaLemon Drop on PaperLc 39 · failsWCAG 2 · 2.1 : 1

Harmonies

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