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Olive Drabnearest vs Cherrynearest

#648C00 · #D53568

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 3/100 (fail) · Harmony 67/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 58/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability3Fail
Aa
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Fail1.2:1
Harmony67Triadic (soft)
Triadic (soft)
96° apart
Distinguishable58Somewhat similar
normal
protanopia
ΔE 107 (20 under CVD)
Match0Different
ΔE 107 — different

How different are Olive Drab and Cherry?

Olive Drab and Cherry are very different (ΔE 107). They have distinctly different hues (96° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.

Can you read one on the other?

Olive Drab text on Cherry: 1.17:1 (Fail); Cherry text on Olive Drab: 1.17:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #F6FFEC clears it.

Common questions

Do Olive Drab and Cherry go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 67/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Olive Drab readable as text on Cherry?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.2:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #F6FFEC clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Olive Drab and Cherry?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 107 — very different.

Are Olive Drab and Cherry the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 107).

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