chromary

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

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Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

support≈ Flamingo#DBA1AC
neutral≈ Lo-Fi#D7A1B9
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.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#DDA2A0 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 #DDA2A0#DDA2A0Set in Charcoal on #DDA2A0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.7:1
#DDA2A0 on Charcoal#DDA2A0Set in #DDA2A0 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.7:1
Espresso on #DDA2A0#DDA2A0Set in Espresso on #DDA2A0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.7:1
#DDA2A0 on Espresso#DDA2A0Set in #DDA2A0 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 5.7:1
#DDA2A0 on Clay#DDA2A0Set in #DDA2A0 on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.3:1
Clay on #DDA2A0#DDA2A0Set in Clay on #DDA2A0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.3:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DDA2A0

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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)