Light Dusty Teal vs Oatmeal — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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#A4D6BE · #B8D2AA

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 60/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 42/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 75/100 (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

Harmony60Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

52° apart

Distinguishable42Somewhat similar

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 12 (11 under CVD)

Match75Different

ΔE 12 — different

How different are Light Dusty Teal and Oatmeal?

Light Dusty Teal and Oatmeal are a clear pair (ΔE 12). They have distinctly different hues (52° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Light Dusty Teal text on Oatmeal: 1.01:1 (Fail); Oatmeal text on Light Dusty Teal: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #305E4A clears it.

Common questions

Do Light Dusty Teal and Oatmeal go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 60/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Light Dusty Teal readable as text on Oatmeal?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #305E4A clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Light Dusty Teal and Oatmeal?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 12 — a clear pair.

Are Light Dusty Teal and Oatmeal the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 12).

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