chromary

Linen

CH · claim this color

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.

supportPowder PinkCH 0158 · #F0E9E9
neutralShellCH 0157 · #F0E9EA
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2

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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

AaCharcoal on LinenLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 15.7 : 1 · AAA
AaLinen on CharcoalLc 94 · passesWCAG 2 · 15.7 : 1 · AAA

Avoid

AaPetal on LinenLc 17 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 1 · fails
AaLinen on PetalLc 19 · failsWCAG 2 · 1.4 : 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.