Sage vs Light Pink — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

Sagenearest vs Light Pinknearest

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 62/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 25/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 15/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony62Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

97° apart

Distinguishable25Hard to tell apart

normal

protanopia

ΔE 38 (6.1 under CVD)

Match15Different

ΔE 38 — different

How different are Sage and Light Pink?

Sage and Light Pink are very different (ΔE 38). They have distinctly different hues (97° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Sage text on Light Pink: 1.04:1 (Fail); Light Pink text on Sage: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #44532D clears it.

Common questions

Do Sage and Light Pink go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 62/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Sage readable as text on Light Pink?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #44532D clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Sage and Light Pink?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 38 — very different.

Are Sage and Light Pink the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 38).

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