#99CBAC · #DBADCE
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 96/100 (complementary) · Distinguishable 37/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Dusty Green and Lilac are very different (ΔE 49). They have near-opposite hues (174° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dusty Green text on Lilac: 1.06:1 (Fail); Lilac text on Dusty Green: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #25543B clears it.
Complementary — complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 96/100). 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 #25543B clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 49 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 49).
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