chromary
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.

accent≈ Sky#36CDFA
supportBaby BlueCH 0081 · #89CFF0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ GreigeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Greige #C5BCB0.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#DDAC98 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.

Charcoal on #DDAC98#DDAC98Set in Charcoal on #DDAC98, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 64 · 9.3:1 WCAG AAA
#DDAC98 on Charcoal#DDAC98Set in #DDAC98 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 9.3:1 WCAG AAA
#DDAC98 on Espresso#DDAC98Set in #DDAC98 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
Espresso on #DDAC98#DDAC98Set in Espresso on #DDAC98, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 6.0:1 WCAG AA
#DDAC98 on Leather#DDAC98Set in #DDAC98 on Leather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA
Leather on #DDAC98#DDAC98Set in Leather on #DDAC98, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #DDAC98

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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)