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

Split complementary · Beside the opposite.

supportAquaCH 0066 · #00FFFF
accentBlue CheckCH 0605 · #1D9BF0
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperChalkCH 0013 · #F4F4F0
claim its number≈ OchreAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Ochre #CC7722.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#C86C4A 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 #C86C4A#C86C4ASet in Chalk on #C86C4A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 62 · 3.3:1
#C86C4A on Chalk#C86C4ASet in #C86C4A on Chalk, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 57 · 3.3:1
Rave on #C86C4A#C86C4ASet in Rave on #C86C4A, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 50 · 2.8:1
#C86C4A on Rave#C86C4ASet in #C86C4A on Rave, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 46 · 2.8:1
Charcoal on #C86C4A#C86C4A
Display sizesLc 39 · 5.1:1
#C86C4A on Charcoal#C86C4A
Display sizesLc 37 · 5.1:1

For every eye: Chalk on #C86C4A

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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)