BabyFrog vs Plum — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

BabyFrogexact vs Plumnearest

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 55/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 53/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony55Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

91° apart

Distinguishable53Somewhat similar

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 73 (18 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 73 — different

How different are BabyFrog and Plum?

BabyFrog and Plum are very different (ΔE 73). They have distinctly different hues (91° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

BabyFrog text on Plum: 1.06:1 (Fail); Plum text on BabyFrog: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #504600 clears it.

Common questions

Do BabyFrog and Plum go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 55/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is BabyFrog readable as text on Plum?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #504600 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between BabyFrog and Plum?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 73 — very different.

Are BabyFrog and Plum the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 73).

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