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

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

support≈ Cyan Blue#31BDF6
accentViolet ShockCH 0105 · #CB00F5
neutralTangerineCH 0030 · #F28500
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ ChalkAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Chalk #F4F4F0.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#EEFAEC 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.

#EEFAEC on Panel#EEFAECSet in #EEFAEC on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 101 · 17.0:1 WCAG AAA
Panel on #EEFAEC#EEFAECSet in Panel on #EEFAEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 99 · 17.0:1 WCAG AAA
#EEFAEC on Iron#EEFAECSet in #EEFAEC on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 94 · 10.8:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #EEFAEC#EEFAECSet in Iron on #EEFAEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 10.8:1 WCAG AAA
#EEFAEC on Eucalyptus#EEFAECSet in #EEFAEC on Eucalyptus, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 89 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA
Eucalyptus on #EEFAEC#EEFAECSet in Eucalyptus on #EEFAEC, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 85 · 8.4:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: #EEFAEC on PanelThe 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 #EEFAEC still stands clearly off Panel 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)