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

Tetrad · Four corners of the wheel.

support≈ Sky Flash#38D5F8
accentFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
neutral≈ Neon Coral#F45522
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ CreamAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Cream #FFFDD0.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#EFFFDB 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.

#EFFFDB on Panel#EFFFDBSet in #EFFFDB on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 103 · 17.4:1 WCAG AAA
Panel on #EFFFDB#EFFFDBSet in Panel on #EFFFDB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 101 · 17.4:1 WCAG AAA
#EFFFDB on Iron#EFFFDBSet in #EFFFDB on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 96 · 11.1:1 WCAG AAA
Iron on #EFFFDB#EFFFDBSet in Iron on #EFFFDB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 93 · 11.1:1 WCAG AAA
#EFFFDB on Olive Grey#EFFFDBSet in #EFFFDB on Olive Grey, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 91 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA
Olive Grey on #EFFFDB#EFFFDBSet in Olive Grey on #EFFFDB, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 87 · 8.7:1 WCAG AAA

For every eye: #EFFFDB 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 #EFFFDB still stands clearly off Panel in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#EFFFDB
Red-blind (protanopia)
#EFFFDB
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#EFFFDB
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#EFFFDB
No color (achromatopsia)