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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentElectricCH 0071 · #3A8DFF
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#8C452A 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 #8C452A#8C452ASet in Chalk on #8C452A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 81 · 6.3:1
#8C452A on Chalk#8C452ASet in #8C452A on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 77 · 6.3:1
Aqua on #8C452A#8C452ASet in Aqua on #8C452A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 73 · 5.6:1
#8C452A on Aqua#8C452ASet in #8C452A on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 70 · 5.6:1
Creamsicle on #8C452A#8C452ASet in Creamsicle on #8C452A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 56 · 4.3:1
#8C452A on Creamsicle#8C452ASet in #8C452A on Creamsicle, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 4.3:1

For every eye: Chalk on #8C452A

#8C452A
Red-blind (protanopia)
#8C452A
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#8C452A
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#8C452A
No color (achromatopsia)