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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ AuburnAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Auburn #9A3001.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#8C432F 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.

Chalk on #8C432F#8C432FSet in Chalk on #8C432F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
#8C432F on Chalk#8C432FSet in #8C432F on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 6.4:1 WCAG AA
Aqua on #8C432F#8C432FSet in Aqua on #8C432F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
#8C432F on Aqua#8C432FSet in #8C432F on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 69 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Creamsicle on #8C432F#8C432FSet in Creamsicle on #8C432F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large
#8C432F on Creamsicle#8C432FSet in #8C432F on Creamsicle, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 4.3:1 WCAG AA large

For every eye: Chalk on #8C432FThe 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 Chalk still stands clearly off #8C432F in all four, the pairing reads for everyone.

#8C432F
Red-blind (protanopia)
#8C432F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#8C432F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#8C432F
No color (achromatopsia)