chromary

≈ Y2K Chrome

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

Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
neutralGreigeCH 0574 · #C5BCB0
nightInkCH 0003 · #0B0B0F
paperClub SodaCH 0580 · #E5F0FC
claim its number≈ Y2K ChromeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Y2K Chrome #B3BCC9.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#C0BBD2 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.

Ink on #C0BBD2#C0BBD2Set in Ink on #C0BBD2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 68 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
#C0BBD2 on Ink#C0BBD2Set in #C0BBD2 on Ink, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
Graphite on #C0BBD2#C0BBD2Set in Graphite on #C0BBD2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 7.5:1 WCAG AAA
#C0BBD2 on Graphite#C0BBD2Set in #C0BBD2 on Graphite, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 7.5:1 WCAG AAA
#C0BBD2 on Iron#C0BBD2Set in #C0BBD2 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #C0BBD2#C0BBD2Set in Iron on #C0BBD2, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Ink on #C0BBD2

#C0BBD2
Red-blind (protanopia)
#C0BBD2
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#C0BBD2
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#C0BBD2
No color (achromatopsia)