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#DDA3AF
neutral≈ Lo-Fi#D9A4BC
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#DFA4A3 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 #DFA4A3#DFA4A3Set in Charcoal on #DFA4A3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 8.9:1 WCAG AAA
#DFA4A3 on Charcoal#DFA4A3Set in #DFA4A3 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 8.9:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #DFA4A3#DFA4A3Set in Espresso on #DFA4A3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#DFA4A3 on Espresso#DFA4A3Set in #DFA4A3 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#DFA4A3 on Clay#DFA4A3Set in #DFA4A3 on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large
Clay on #DFA4A3#DFA4A3Set in Clay on #DFA4A3, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 4.4:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Charcoal on #DFA4A3

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Red-blind (protanopia)
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Blue-blind (tritanopia)
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No color (achromatopsia)