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

Split complementary · Either side of the opposite.

supportCyan BlueCH 0402 · #31ABE0
accentElectric VioletCH 0468 · #7C3EF1
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6

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#A08959 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.

Paper on #A08959#A08959Set in Paper on #A08959, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.0:1
#A08959 on Paper#A08959Set in #A08959 on Paper, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 3.0:1
Charcoal on #A08959#A08959
Display sizesLc 42 · 5.5:1
#A08959 on Charcoal#A08959
Display sizesLc 40 · 5.5:1
Aurora on #A08959#A08959
Display sizesLc 40 · 2.3:1
#A08959 on Aurora#A08959
Display sizesLc 37 · 2.3:1

For every eye: Paper on #A08959

#A08959
Red-blind (protanopia)
#A08959
Green-blind (deuteranopia)
#A08959
Blue-blind (tritanopia)
#A08959
No color (achromatopsia)