chromary

≈ Sandstone

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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, then half again.

supportBalletCH 0151 · #D9C9CB
neutralPetalCH 0152 · #D9C9C8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ SandstoneAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sandstone #D9CAC5.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#D8CECD 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Charcoal on #D8CECD#D8CECDSet in Charcoal on #D8CECD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 78 · 12.2:1
#D8CECD on Charcoal#D8CECDSet in #D8CECD on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 78 · 12.2:1
#D8CECD on Iron#D8CECDSet in #D8CECD on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 71 · 7.6:1
Iron on #D8CECD#D8CECDSet in Iron on #D8CECD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 7.6:1
#D8CECD on Clay#D8CECDSet in #D8CECD on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 6.0:1
#D8CECD on Pure Blue#D8CECDSet in #D8CECD on Pure Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 6.4:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #D8CECD

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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)