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

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

support≈ Sky#34C9F7
accentViolet ShockCH 0105 · #CB00F5
neutralNeon CoralCH 0185 · #F77045
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ PaperAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Paper #EEF2E6.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#EEF5EA 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.

#EEF5EA on Charcoal#EEF5EASet in #EEF5EA on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 99 · 16.8:1 WCAG AAA
Charcoal on #EEF5EA#EEF5EASet in Charcoal on #EEF5EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 97 · 16.8:1 WCAG AAA
#EEF5EA on Iron#EEF5EASet in #EEF5EA on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 92 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #EEF5EA#EEF5EASet in Iron on #EEF5EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 89 · 10.5:1 WCAG AAA
#EEF5EA on Olive Grey#EEF5EASet in #EEF5EA on Olive Grey, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA
Olive Grey on #EEF5EA#EEF5EASet in Olive Grey on #EEF5EA, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 83 · 8.2:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: #EEF5EA on CharcoalThe 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 #EEF5EA still stands clearly off Charcoal 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)