Lime vs Light Vivid Red — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Limenearest vs Light Vivid Rednearest

#AFCB75 · #FD9EB6

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 63/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 43/100 (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

Harmony63Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

95° apart

Distinguishable43Somewhat similar

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ΔE 72 (12 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 72 — different

How different are Lime and Light Vivid Red?

Lime and Light Vivid Red are very different (ΔE 72). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Lime text on Light Vivid Red: 1.08:1 (Fail); Light Vivid Red text on Lime: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #3E5100 clears it.

Common questions

Do Lime and Light Vivid Red go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 63/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Lime readable as text on Light Vivid Red?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #3E5100 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Lime and Light Vivid Red?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 72 — very different.

Are Lime and Light Vivid Red the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 72).

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