chromary

≈ Cornsilk

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue at half the chroma, then a quarter. Same lightness, so it sits quietly beside you.

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

supportAlmondCH 0224 · #D9CCB6
neutralParchmentCH 0223 · #D9CBBD
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ CornsilkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cornsilk #E7CA95.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#E2CA98 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 #E2CA98#E2CA98Set in Charcoal on #E2CA98, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 11.7:1 WCAG AAA
#E2CA98 on Charcoal#E2CA98Set in #E2CA98 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 75 · 11.7:1 WCAG AAA
#E2CA98 on Espresso#E2CA98Set in #E2CA98 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
Espresso on #E2CA98#E2CA98Set in Espresso on #E2CA98, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 8.1:1 WCAG AAA
#E2CA98 on Iron#E2CA98Set in #E2CA98 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 68 · 7.3:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #E2CA98#E2CA98Set in Iron on #E2CA98, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 7.3:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: Charcoal on #E2CA98The strongest pairing above, as people with color blindness see it. About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women are color blind, most of them red-blind or green-blind, so reds and greens can look alike to them; blue-blind and no-color vision are rare. Each tile simulates the strongest form of one type (after Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes, 2009); most people who have it see a milder version. If Charcoal still stands clearly off #E2CA98 in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

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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)