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#37D1F7
accentUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 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#D6A875 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 #D6A875#D6A875Set in Charcoal on #D6A875, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
#D6A875 on Charcoal#D6A875Set in #D6A875 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.6:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D6A875#D6A875Set in Espresso on #D6A875, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#D6A875 on Espresso#D6A875Set in #D6A875 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#D6A875 on Iron#D6A875Set in #D6A875 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #D6A875#D6A875Set in Iron on #D6A875, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #D6A875

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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)