#B0D3BF · #C3C6E8
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 44/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 25/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 31/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Dusty Green and Light Steel Blue are very different (ΔE 31). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Dusty Green text on Light Steel Blue: 1.03:1 (Fail); Light Steel Blue text on Light Dusty Green: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #3C5B4B clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 44/100). 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 #3C5B4B clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 31 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 31).
Explore each color: Light Dusty Green #B0D3BF · Light Steel Blue #C3C6E8 · Shades: Light Dusty Green shades · Light Steel Blue shades · Contrast checker →