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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportRoyalCH 0073 · #4169E1
accentViolet ShockCH 0105 · #CB00F5
nightPanelCH 0004 · #12160D
paperPaperCH 0012 · #EEF2E6
claim its number≈ SandAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Sand #C2B280.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#B8B985 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.

Panel on #B8B985#B8B985Set in Panel on #B8B985, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 8.9:1 WCAG AAA
#B8B985 on Panel#B8B985Set in #B8B985 on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.9:1 WCAG AAA
#B8B985 on Forest#B8B985Set in #B8B985 on Forest, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Forest on #B8B985#B8B985Set in Forest on #B8B985, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#B8B985 on Field Grey#B8B985Set in #B8B985 on Field Grey, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA
Field Grey on #B8B985#B8B985Set in Field Grey on #B8B985, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Panel on #B8B985

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