#B4D5B7 · #BBCAEF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 64/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 42/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 19/100 (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 37). They have distinctly different hues (97° 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 #3F5C43 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 64/100). 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 #3F5C43 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 37 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 37).
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