chromary

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

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Three hues evenly spaced around the wheel, 120 degrees apart, at full punch.

Triad · Three, evenly spaced.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
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#D8A471 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 #D8A471#D8A471Set in Charcoal on #D8A471, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
#D8A471 on Charcoal#D8A471Set in #D8A471 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #D8A471#D8A471Set in Espresso on #D8A471, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#D8A471 on Espresso#D8A471Set in #D8A471 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #D8A471#D8A471Set in Iron on #D8A471, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#D8A471 on Iron#D8A471Set in #D8A471 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #D8A471

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