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≈ Creamsicle

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Four hues at right angles, a square on the wheel, at full punch.

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

supportAcidCH 0037 · #BFFF00
accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
neutralFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ CreamsicleAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Creamsicle #FABDAA.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#EAAFA0 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 #EAAFA0#EAAFA0Set in Charcoal on #EAAFA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 67 · 9.9:1 WCAG AAA
#EAAFA0 on Charcoal#EAAFA0Set in #EAAFA0 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 9.9:1 WCAG AAA
#EAAFA0 on Espresso#EAAFA0Set in #EAAFA0 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 60 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
Espresso on #EAAFA0#EAAFA0Set in Espresso on #EAAFA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#EAAFA0 on Leather#EAAFA0Set in #EAAFA0 on Leather, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA
Leather on #EAAFA0#EAAFA0Set in Leather on #EAAFA0, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 4.8:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Charcoal on #EAAFA0The 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 #EAAFA0 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)