chromary

≈ Vermilion

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

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.

supportFaded RoseCH 0108 · #CF6275
neutral≈ Rose#D4507E
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ VermilionAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Vermilion #E34234.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#D9553E 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.

Milk on #D9553E#D9553ESet in Milk on #D9553E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
#D9553E on Milk#D9553ESet in #D9553E on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 3.5:1 WCAG AA large
Rave on #D9553E#D9553ESet in Rave on #D9553E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#D9553E on Rave#D9553ESet in #D9553E on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Creamsicle on #D9553E#D9553E
Display sizesLc 38 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#D9553E on Creamsicle#D9553E
Display sizesLc 35 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #D9553EThe strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Milk still stands clearly off #D9553E in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)