chromary

≈ LilacText: 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.

accentAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
supportLagoon MistCH 0118 · #82CBB2
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

Named neighbors

LilacCH 0088
QuartzCH 0542

Named opposites

Lagoon MistCH 0118
SilverCH 0578

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.

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How It Reads#D0A2AF 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 #D0A2AF#D0A2AFSet in Charcoal on #D0A2AF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#D0A2AF on Charcoal#D0A2AFSet in #D0A2AF on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D0A2AF#D0A2AFSet in Espresso on #D0A2AF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#D0A2AF on Espresso#D0A2AFSet in #D0A2AF on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#D0A2AF on Clay#D0A2AFSet in #D0A2AF on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
Clay on #D0A2AF#D0A2AFSet in Clay on #D0A2AF, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #D0A2AF

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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)