#374119 · #413457
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 94/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 49/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Deep Dusty Lime and Dark Dusty Indigo are very different (ΔE 49). They have near-opposite hues (173° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Dusty Lime text on Dark Dusty Indigo: 1.04:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Indigo text on Deep Dusty Lime: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #9CA97D clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 94/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #9CA97D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 49 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 49).
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