chromary

≈ Sun

no CH number yet · claim this color and its own CH number

Your hue turned 15 degrees toward the cool side of the wheel, then 30. Lightness and chroma stay put.

Cooler · One step into the shade, then two.

supportNeon YellowCH 0264 · #D1D83C
neutralPickleballCH 0600 · #D9EB2E
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ SunAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sun #FFD300.chromary

Named neighbors

SunCH 0041
SunshineCH 0263

Named opposites

Violet IceCH 0479
Lilac PopCH 0480

Color Values

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ContrastGraded by APCA, the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm, which measures how strongly text stands off its ground the way eyes see it, as lightness contrast (Lc) from 0 to about 106. Lc 60 and up reads as body text, 45 to 60 as large text and headlines, 30 to 45 at display sizes only (a logo, a big headline); under 30, avoid it for text. The same measure picks black or white text everywhere on Chromary. The older WCAG 2 ratio and its grade (AAA, AA, AA large) are shown small under each for anyone working to that standard.

Use

AaPanel on ≈ SunLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.8 : 1 · AAA
Aa≈ Sun on PanelLc 82 · passesWCAG 2 · 12.8 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaPaper on ≈ SunLc 14 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1 · fails
Aa≈ Sun on PaperLc 12 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.3 : 1 · fails

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.

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