chromary

Sandstone≈Ink: auto. Text on this color is black or white, whichever reads better. Tap to set white.

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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, loud, then in your register.

accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #41EAFB
supportCloudCH 0403 · #C4D5D8
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #170C0B
paperMilkCH 0570 · #FFEDEB
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chromaryclaim its numberSandstone≈An unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sandstone #D9CAC5.

Named neighbors

CH 0187Sandstone
CH 0152Petal

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaCharcoal on SandstoneLc 79 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.5 : 1 · AAA
AaSandstone on CharcoalLc 78 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.5 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaMilk on SandstoneLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
AaSandstone on MilkLc 16 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

Harmonies

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