#B8C99A · #E8B0BC
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 57/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 26/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 9/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Sage and Light Pink are very different (ΔE 41). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
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 #455329 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 57/100). 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 #455329 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 41 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 41).
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