chromary

≈ GrapefruitText: 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.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentElectric BlueCH 0437 · #46A4F6
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ GrapefruitAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Grapefruit #D38972.chromary

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.

How It Reads#DD9B8E 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 #DD9B8E#DD9B8ESet in Charcoal on #DD9B8E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.2:1
#DD9B8E on Charcoal#DD9B8ESet in #DD9B8E on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 8.2:1
Espresso on #DD9B8E#DD9B8ESet in Espresso on #DD9B8E, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.3:1
#DD9B8E on Espresso#DD9B8ESet in #DD9B8E on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 5.3:1
#DD9B8E on Clay#DD9B8E
Display sizesLc 45 · 4.1:1
Clay on #DD9B8E#DD9B8E
Display sizesLc 44 · 4.1:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DD9B8E

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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)