#AED5C4 · #BDD2B4
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 61/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 34/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 80/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Blue and Oatmeal are very close (ΔE 9). They have distinctly different hues (52° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Blue text on Oatmeal: 1.01:1 (Fail); Oatmeal text on Light Blue: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #3A5E50 clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 61/100). 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 #3A5E50 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 9 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 9.1).
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