#BCC6A2 · #DEB4BF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 52/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 21/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 31/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Seagrass and Thistle are very different (ΔE 31). They have distinctly different hues (92° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Seagrass text on Thistle: 1.03:1 (Fail); Thistle text on Seagrass: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #4A5132 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 52/100). 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 #4A5132 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 31 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 31).
Explore each color: Seagrass #BCC6A2 · Thistle #DEB4BF · Shades: Seagrass shades · Thistle shades · Contrast checker →