chromary
The two hues either side of the opposite, 30 degrees out, each at full punch.

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentElectricCH 0071 · #3A8DFF
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ WalnutAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Walnut #773F1A.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#844B36 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) and the WCAG 2 ratio, for anyone working to a standard.

Chalk on #844B36#844B36Set in Chalk on #844B36, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 6.3:1
#844B36 on Chalk#844B36Set in #844B36 on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 6.3:1
Aqua on #844B36#844B36Set in Aqua on #844B36, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.5:1
#844B36 on Aqua#844B36Set in #844B36 on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 5.5:1
Cantaloupe on #844B36#844B36Set in Cantaloupe on #844B36, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 4.3:1
#844B36 on Cantaloupe#844B36Set in #844B36 on Cantaloupe, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 4.3:1

For every eye: Chalk on #844B36

#844B36
Red-blind (protanopia)
#844B36
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#844B36
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#844B36
No color (achromatopsia)