Dark Khaki vs Light Red — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Dark Khakinearest vs Light Rednearest

#A1BF6D · #EF93A8

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 66/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 41/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability2Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony66Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

96° apart

Distinguishable41Somewhat similar

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ΔE 70 (11 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 70 — different

How different are Dark Khaki and Light Red?

Dark Khaki and Light Red are very different (ΔE 70). They have distinctly different hues (96° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Dark Khaki text on Light Red: 1.08:1 (Fail); Light Red text on Dark Khaki: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #344800 clears it.

Common questions

Do Dark Khaki and Light Red go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 66/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Dark Khaki readable as text on Light Red?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #344800 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Dark Khaki and Light Red?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 70 — very different.

Are Dark Khaki and Light Red the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 70).

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