chromary
The hue straight across the wheel. Once at full punch, once in your register: your lightness, and as much chroma as the hue holds there.

Complementary · Straight across the wheel, loud, then in your register.

accentNeon AquaCH 0372 · #44E7F2
supportSkyCH 0076 · #87CEEB
nightCharcoalCH 0560 · #121212
paperMilkCH 0570 · #F2F2F2
claim its number≈ GreigeAn unnamed color. Its nearest named color is Greige #C5BCB0.chromary

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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#DEB0A5 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.

Charcoal on #DEB0A5#DEB0A5Set in Charcoal on #DEB0A5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 66 · 9.7:1
#DEB0A5 on Charcoal#DEB0A5Set in #DEB0A5 on Charcoal, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Body textLc 65 · 9.7:1
#DEB0A5 on Espresso#DEB0A5Set in #DEB0A5 on Espresso, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.3:1
Espresso on #DEB0A5#DEB0A5Set in Espresso on #DEB0A5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 59 · 6.3:1
#DEB0A5 on Clay#DEB0A5Set in #DEB0A5 on Clay, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 53 · 4.8:1
Clay on #DEB0A5#DEB0A5Set in Clay on #DEB0A5, a line of text reads cleanly at this size.
Headlines and large textLc 52 · 4.8:1

For every eye: Charcoal on #DEB0A5

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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)