#AED5C0 · #BFD2B0
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 55/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 37/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 79/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Dusty Green and Oatmeal are very close (ΔE 10). They have distinctly different hues (54° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Dusty Green text on Oatmeal: 1.00:1 (Fail); Oatmeal text on Light Dusty Green: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #3B5E4D clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 55/100). 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 #3B5E4D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 10 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 9.7).
Explore each color: Light Dusty Green #AED5C0 · Oatmeal #BFD2B0 · Shades: Light Dusty Green shades · Oatmeal shades · Contrast checker →