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.

accent≈ Royal#1E80F4
support≈ Hydrangea#8CB5EE
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
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#D5AB6D 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 #D5AB6D#D5AB6DSet in Charcoal on #D5AB6D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#D5AB6D on Charcoal#D5AB6DSet in #D5AB6D on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D5AB6D#D5AB6DSet in Espresso on #D5AB6D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#D5AB6D on Espresso#D5AB6DSet in #D5AB6D on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#D5AB6D on Iron#D5AB6DSet in #D5AB6D on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #D5AB6D#D5AB6DSet in Iron on #D5AB6D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #D5AB6D

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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)