chromary

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

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Secondary

SecondarySunCH 0041 · #FFD300
SecondaryAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
SecondaryUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF

Tertiary

TertiaryBubblegumCH 0027 · #FFC1CC
Tertiary≈ Mocha#AD7181
Tertiary≈ Umber#7D4958
TertiaryEspressoCH 0092 · #4B2E2B

Neutrals

NeutralCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
NeutralClayCH 0170 · #52443D
NeutralMushroomCH 0572 · #877F73
NeutralDustCH 0568 · #C4C4C4
NeutralMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ LilacAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Lilac #C8A2C8.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#DE9CAD 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 #DE9CAD#DE9CADSet in Charcoal on #DE9CAD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 60 · 8.4:1
#DE9CAD on Charcoal#DE9CADSet in #DE9CAD on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 58 · 8.4:1
Espresso on #DE9CAD#DE9CADSet in Espresso on #DE9CAD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1
#DE9CAD on Espresso#DE9CADSet in #DE9CAD on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 5.5:1
#DE9CAD on Clay#DE9CADSet in #DE9CAD on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 47 · 4.2:1
Clay on #DE9CAD#DE9CADSet in Clay on #DE9CAD, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 4.2:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DE9CAD

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