chromary

≈ Parchment

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportShrimpCH 0188 · #D9CAC2
neutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ ParchmentAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Parchment #D9CBBD.chromary

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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#CECABF 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.

Charcoal on #CECABF#CECABFSet in Charcoal on #CECABF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 74 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
#CECABF on Charcoal#CECABFSet in #CECABF on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 11.4:1 WCAG AAA
#CECABF on Iron#CECABFSet in #CECABF on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 7.1:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #CECABF#CECABFSet in Iron on #CECABF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 7.1:1 WCAG AAA
#CECABF on Field Grey#CECABFSet in #CECABF on Field Grey, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Field Grey on #CECABF#CECABFSet in Field Grey on #CECABF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #CECABF

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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)