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Secondary

SecondaryNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryCustardCH 0225 · #E7C8A7
TertiaryMochaCH 0096 · #967969
TertiaryBurnt CaramelCH 0126 · #7B5804
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralLeatherCH 0205 · #4F463D
NeutralCementCH 0566 · #929292
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.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#D5A87E 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 #D5A87E#D5A87ESet in Charcoal on #D5A87E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#D5A87E on Charcoal#D5A87ESet in #D5A87E on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D5A87E#D5A87ESet in Espresso on #D5A87E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#D5A87E on Espresso#D5A87ESet in #D5A87E on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#D5A87E on Leather#D5A87ESet in #D5A87E on Leather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
Leather on #D5A87E#D5A87ESet in Leather on #D5A87E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #D5A87EThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Charcoal still stands clearly off #D5A87E in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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No color (achromatopsia)