chromary

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

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Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportPebbleCH 0567 · #ABABAB
neutralSilverCH 0578 · #A5AFBA
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPink MilkCH 0556 · #F5E7EC
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.chromary

Named neighbors

LilacCH 0088
WatermelonCH 0147

Named opposites

Lagoon MistCH 0118
Apple MintCH 0328

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.

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How It Reads#D899AE 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 #D899AE#D899AESet in Charcoal on #D899AE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#D899AE on Charcoal#D899AESet in #D899AE on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D899AE#D899AESet in Espresso on #D899AE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#D899AE on Espresso#D899AESet in #D899AE on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#D899AE on Asphalt#D899AESet in #D899AE on Asphalt, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large
Asphalt on #D899AE#D899AESet in Asphalt on #D899AE, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.2:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #D899AE

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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)