chromary

≈ GrapefruitText: 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≈ Strawberry#DF9C9A
neutral≈ Lilac#DD9BA9
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ GrapefruitAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Grapefruit #D38972.chromary

Named neighbors

GrapefruitCH 0183
Quiet LuxuryCH 0594

Named opposites

Light SkyCH 0399
SkyCH 0076

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.

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How It Reads#DE9E8D 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 #DE9E8D#DE9E8DSet in Charcoal on #DE9E8D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA
#DE9E8D on Charcoal#DE9E8DSet in #DE9E8D on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 8.3:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #DE9E8D#DE9E8DSet in Espresso on #DE9E8D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#DE9E8D on Espresso#DE9E8DSet in #DE9E8D on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 51 · 5.4:1 WCAG AA
#DE9E8D on Leather#DE9E8DSet in #DE9E8D on Leather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large
Leather on #DE9E8D#DE9E8DSet in Leather on #DE9E8D, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 45 · 4.1:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #DE9E8D

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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)