Light Dusty Green vs Dusty Lime — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Light Dusty Greennearest vs Dusty Limenearest

#9FD5AD · #BCCE95

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 48/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 50/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 66/100 (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

Harmony48Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

57° apart

Distinguishable50Somewhat similar

normal

colorblind

ΔE 16

Match66Different

ΔE 16 — different

How different are Light Dusty Green and Dusty Lime?

Light Dusty Green and Dusty Lime are a clear pair (ΔE 16). They have distinctly different hues (57° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Light Dusty Green text on Dusty Lime: 1.02:1 (Fail); Dusty Lime text on Light Dusty Green: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #2B5D3B clears it.

Common questions

Do Light Dusty Green and Dusty Lime go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 48/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Light Dusty Green readable as text on Dusty Lime?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #2B5D3B clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 16 — a clear pair.

Are Light Dusty Green and Dusty Lime the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 16).

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