chromary

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

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The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel.

accentElectric BlueCH 0437 · #46A4F6
support≈ Periwinkle#78B7E6
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ CamelAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Camel #C19A6B.chromary

Named neighbors

CamelCH 0098
SandCH 0099

Named opposites

PeriwinkleCH 0435
Periwinkle BlueCH 0400

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#DBA270 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 #DBA270#DBA270Set in Charcoal on #DBA270, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA
#DBA270 on Charcoal#DBA270Set in #DBA270 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #DBA270#DBA270Set in Espresso on #DBA270, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#DBA270 on Espresso#DBA270Set in #DBA270 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #DBA270#DBA270Set in Iron on #DBA270, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.2:1 WCAG AA
#DBA270 on Iron#DBA270Set in #DBA270 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 #DBA270

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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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