#A5D6C3 · #E9BFA9
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 82/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 74/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 25/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Dusty Teal and Oatmeal are very different (ΔE 34). They have distinctly different hues (136° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Dusty Teal text on Oatmeal: 1.04:1 (Fail); Oatmeal text on Light Dusty Teal: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #2F5C4D clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 82/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #2F5C4D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 34 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 34).
Explore each color: Light Dusty Teal #A5D6C3 · Oatmeal #E9BFA9 · Shades: Light Dusty Teal shades · Oatmeal shades · Contrast checker →