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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
accentFuchsiaCH 0503 · #9B28DF
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#C3B578 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 #C3B578#C3B578Set in Panel on #C3B578, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#C3B578 on Panel#C3B578Set in #C3B578 on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 61 · 8.8:1 WCAG AAA
#C3B578 on Bronze Olive#C3B578Set in #C3B578 on Bronze Olive, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
#C3B578 on Iron#C3B578Set in #C3B578 on Iron, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA
Bronze Olive on #C3B578#C3B578Set in Bronze Olive on #C3B578, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.7:1 WCAG AA
Iron on #C3B578#C3B578Set in Iron on #C3B578, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 54 · 5.6:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Panel on #C3B578

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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)