chromary

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

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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#D7A6A7
neutral≈ Pebble#D5A5B1
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#D7A79D 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 #D7A79D#D7A79DSet in Charcoal on #D7A79D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#D7A79D on Charcoal#D7A79DSet in #D7A79D on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D7A79D#D7A79DSet in Espresso on #D7A79D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#D7A79D on Espresso#D7A79DSet in #D7A79D on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#D7A79D on Clay#D7A79DSet in #D7A79D on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
Clay on #D7A79D#D7A79DSet in Clay on #D7A79D, 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 #D7A79D

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No color (achromatopsia)