Dark Muted Green vs Dark Dusty Lime — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Dark Muted Greennearest vs Dark Dusty Limenearest

#3C603A · #565A26

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 60/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 51/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 64/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony60Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

52° apart

Distinguishable51Somewhat similar

normal

colorblind

ΔE 16

Match64Different

ΔE 16 — different

How different are Dark Muted Green and Dark Dusty Lime?

Dark Muted Green and Dark Dusty Lime are a clear pair (ΔE 16). They have distinctly different hues (52° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Dark Muted Green text on Dark Dusty Lime: 1.01:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Lime text on Dark Muted Green: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #AED6AA clears it.

Common questions

Do Dark Muted Green and Dark Dusty Lime go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 60/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Dark Muted Green readable as text on Dark Dusty Lime?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #AED6AA clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Dark Muted Green and Dark Dusty Lime?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 16 — a clear pair.

Are Dark Muted Green and Dark Dusty Lime the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 16).

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