chromary

≈ CornsilkInk: 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.

accentUltramarineCH 0080 · #3F00FF
supportIce CobaltCH 0444 · #B6CFFA
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ CornsilkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cornsilk #E7CA95.chromary

Named neighbors

CH 0226Cornsilk
CH 0225Custard

Named opposites

CH 0444Ice Cobalt
CH 0479Violet Ice

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 ≈ CornsilkLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.0 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Cornsilk on CharcoalLc 77 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.0 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaPaper on ≈ CornsilkLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Cornsilk on PaperLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails

Harmonies

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