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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportElectric BlueCH 0437 · #46A4F6
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#C5B684 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 #C5B684#C5B684Set in Panel on #C5B684, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 63 · 9.0:1 WCAG AAA
#C5B684 on Panel#C5B684Set in #C5B684 on Panel, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 9.0:1 WCAG AAA
#C5B684 on Espresso#C5B684Set in #C5B684 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
Espresso on #C5B684#C5B684Set in Espresso on #C5B684, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 55 · 5.8:1 WCAG AA
#C5B684 on Field Grey#C5B684Set in #C5B684 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 #C5B684#C5B684Set in Field Grey on #C5B684, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 49 · 4.5:1 WCAG AA

For every eye: Panel on #C5B684

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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)