chromary

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

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The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
accent≈ Ultramarine#0943EF
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#DBA989 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 #DBA989#DBA989Set in Charcoal on #DBA989, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 9.0:1
#DBA989 on Charcoal#DBA989Set in #DBA989 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 9.0:1
#DBA989 on Espresso#DBA989Set in #DBA989 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1
Espresso on #DBA989#DBA989Set in Espresso on #DBA989, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1
#DBA989 on Leather#DBA989Set in #DBA989 on Leather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.4:1
Leather on #DBA989#DBA989Set in Leather on #DBA989, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.4:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DBA989

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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)