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 · Either side of the opposite.

supportCyan BlueCH 0402 · #31ABE0
accentUltravioletCH 0082 · #8F00FF
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.chromary

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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

AaPanel on ≈ SandLc 67 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.8 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Sand on PanelLc 66 · passesWCAG 2 · 9.8 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaPaper on ≈ SandLc 30 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Sand on PaperLc 27 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.6 : 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.