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#33C5F7
accent≈ Electric Violet#6827F3
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#D0AD7A 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 #D0AD7A#D0AD7ASet in Charcoal on #D0AD7A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#D0AD7A on Charcoal#D0AD7ASet in #D0AD7A on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D0AD7A#D0AD7ASet in Espresso on #D0AD7A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#D0AD7A on Espresso#D0AD7ASet in #D0AD7A on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.9:1 WCAG AA
#D0AD7A on Iron#D0AD7ASet in #D0AD7A on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #D0AD7A#D0AD7ASet in Iron on #D0AD7A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #D0AD7A

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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)