chromary

≈ GreigeText: auto, black, whichever reads better. Tap for white.

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Lilac#D4A7AE
neutral≈ Pebble#D1A7B8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ GreigeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Greige #C5BCB0.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#D5A8A5 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Charcoal on #D5A8A5#D5A8A5Set in Charcoal on #D5A8A5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 8.9:1
#D5A8A5 on Charcoal#D5A8A5Set in #D5A8A5 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.9:1
Espresso on #D5A8A5#D5A8A5Set in Espresso on #D5A8A5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.8:1
#D5A8A5 on Espresso#D5A8A5Set in #D5A8A5 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.8:1
#D5A8A5 on Clay#D5A8A5Set in #D5A8A5 on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.4:1
Clay on #D5A8A5#D5A8A5Set in Clay on #D5A8A5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.4:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #D5A8A5

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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)