chromary

≈ MelonText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for 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.

accent≈ Sky#3AD1FA
supportLight SkyCH 0399 · #71A8B9
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ MelonAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Melon #B7968B.chromary

Named neighbors

MelonCH 0181
SunburnCH 0182

Named opposites

Light SkyCH 0399
Periwinkle BlueCH 0400

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, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on ≈ MelonLc 52 · large textWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA
AaChalk on ≈ MelonLc 49 · large textWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Melon on CharcoalLc 50 · large textWCAG 2 · 7.1 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

Aa≈ Melon on ChalkLc 45 · display sizesWCAG 2 · 2.4 : 1 · fails

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.

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