#96A708 · #E66D9D
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 40/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 65/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Dark Vivid Lime and Pale Violet Red are very different (ΔE 102). They have distinctly different hues (90° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Dark Vivid Lime text on Pale Violet Red: 1.11:1 (Fail); Pale Violet Red text on Dark Vivid Lime: 1.11:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #2C3200 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 40/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #2C3200 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 102 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 102).
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