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#8C4C2F 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 #8C4C2F#8C4C2FSet in Chalk on #8C4C2F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 80 · 6.0:1
#8C4C2F on Chalk#8C4C2FSet in #8C4C2F on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Any textLc 76 · 6.0:1
Aqua on #8C4C2F#8C4C2FSet in Aqua on #8C4C2F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 72 · 5.2:1
#8C4C2F on Aqua#8C4C2FSet in #8C4C2F on Aqua, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 68 · 5.2:1
Creamsicle on #8C4C2F#8C4C2FSet in Creamsicle on #8C4C2F, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 4.1:1
#8C4C2F on Creamsicle#8C4C2FSet in #8C4C2F on Creamsicle, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 4.1:1

For every eye: Chalk on #8C4C2F

#8C4C2F
Red-blind (protanopia)
#8C4C2F
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#8C4C2F
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#8C4C2F
No color (achromatopsia)