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

Muted companion · Same hue, half the chroma.

support≈ Faded Rose#C0777D
neutral≈ Taupe#A98486
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ RoseAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Rose #F33A6A.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#E9526B 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.

Milk on #E9526B#E9526BSet in Milk on #E9526B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Lemon on #E9526B#E9526BSet in Lemon on #E9526B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#E9526B on Milk#E9526BSet in #E9526B on Milk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
#E9526B on Lemon#E9526BSet in #E9526B on Lemon, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 3.1:1 WCAG AA large
Aqua on #E9526B#E9526BSet in Aqua on #E9526B, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG
#E9526B on Aqua#E9526BSet in #E9526B on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 48 · 2.8:1 fails WCAG

For every eye: Milk on #E9526BThe 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 Milk still stands clearly off #E9526B 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)