chromary

Oat≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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

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, loud, then in your register.

accentUltramarineCH 0080 · #4228F2
supportFeatherCH 0569 · #D2D6E5
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #120F05
paperPaperCH 0012 · #F6F2E3
no number yet
chromaryclaim its numberOat≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Oat #DCD3C0.

Named neighbors

CH 0101Oat
CH 0569Feather

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on OatLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.3 : 1 · AAA
AaOat on CharcoalLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 13.3 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaPaper on OatLc 15 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1 · fails
AaOat on PaperLc 13 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1 · fails

Harmonies

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