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.

support≈ Sky#34C9F7
accent≈ Voltage#6024F3
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.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#CDAF88 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.

Charcoal on #CDAF88#CDAF88Set in Charcoal on #CDAF88, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 9.0:1
#CDAF88 on Charcoal#CDAF88Set in #CDAF88 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 9.0:1
#CDAF88 on Espresso#CDAF88Set in #CDAF88 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1
Espresso on #CDAF88#CDAF88Set in Espresso on #CDAF88, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1
#CDAF88 on Saddle Brown#CDAF88Set in #CDAF88 on Saddle Brown, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.4:1
Saddle Brown on #CDAF88#CDAF88Set in Saddle Brown on #CDAF88, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.4:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #CDAF88

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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)