chromary

≈ Sea Salt

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The neighbors, 30 degrees either side of your hue, at full punch.

Analogous · The neighbors.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
support≈ Blue Check#2189F3
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ Sea SaltAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sea Salt #E0EEEF.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#DCE6EA 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.

#DCE6EA on Charcoal#DCE6EASet in #DCE6EA on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 89 · 14.7:1 WCAG AAA
Charcoal on #DCE6EA#DCE6EASet in Charcoal on #DCE6EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 89 · 14.7:1 WCAG AAA
#DCE6EA on Iron#DCE6EASet in #DCE6EA on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 9.2:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #DCE6EA#DCE6EASet in Iron on #DCE6EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 9.2:1 WCAG AAA
#DCE6EA on Slate Blue#DCE6EASet in #DCE6EA on Slate Blue, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 78 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA
Slate Blue on #DCE6EA#DCE6EASet in Slate Blue on #DCE6EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 7.2:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: #DCE6EA on CharcoalThe 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 #DCE6EA still stands clearly off Charcoal 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)