#BAE5D0 · #CBE2BE
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 60/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 38/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 78/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Powder Blue and Bone are a clear pair (ΔE 10). They have distinctly different hues (52° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Powder Blue text on Bone: 1.00:1 (Fail); Bone text on Powder Blue: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #416857 clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 60/100). 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 #416857 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 10 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 10).
Explore each color: Powder Blue #BAE5D0 · Bone #CBE2BE · Shades: Powder Blue shades · Bone shades · Contrast checker →