chromary

≈ SandText: 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.

accentCyan BlueCH 0402 · #31ABE0
support≈ Silver#8DB9D6
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.chromary

Named neighbors

SandCH 0099
Quiet LuxuryCH 0594

Named opposites

SilverCH 0578
Y2K ChromeCH 0591

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#D2A98C 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 #D2A98C#D2A98CSet in Charcoal on #D2A98C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
#D2A98C on Charcoal#D2A98CSet in #D2A98C on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D2A98C#D2A98CSet in Espresso on #D2A98C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#D2A98C on Espresso#D2A98CSet in #D2A98C on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#D2A98C on Leather#D2A98CSet in #D2A98C on Leather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Leather on #D2A98C#D2A98CSet in Leather on #D2A98C, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #D2A98C

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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)