chromary

≈ Red Pepper

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Secondary

SecondaryRaveCH 0602 · #00FFA3
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

Tertiary≈ Salmon#F4967E
TertiaryCreamsicleCH 0191 · #FABDAA
TertiaryMatch HeadCH 0653 · #A82C1F
Tertiary≈ Port Wine#6B1200

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralIronCH 0562 · #383838
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ Red PepperAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Red Pepper #E5562F.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#DD6E52 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.

Chalk on #DD6E52#DD6E52Set in Chalk on #DD6E52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
#DD6E52 on Chalk#DD6E52Set in #DD6E52 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.9:1 fails WCAG
Rave on #DD6E52#DD6E52Set in Rave on #DD6E52, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
Charcoal on #DD6E52#DD6E52
Display sizesLc 43 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#DD6E52 on Rave#DD6E52
Display sizesLc 41 · 2.4:1 fails WCAG
#DD6E52 on Charcoal#DD6E52
Display sizesLc 41 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Chalk on #DD6E52The 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 Chalk still stands clearly off #DD6E52 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)