#3D3D17 · #512E3F
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 44/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 32/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 19/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Taupe and Dark Dusty Pink are very different (ΔE 37). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Taupe text on Dark Dusty Pink: 1.04:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Pink text on Taupe: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #A3A57B clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 44/100). 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 #A3A57B clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 37 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 37).
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