Fog vs Light Steel Blue — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Fognearest vs Light Steel Bluenearest

#BCD1BD · #C0CAE2

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 69/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 29/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 47/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony69Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

99° apart

Distinguishable29Hard to tell apart

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 24 (7.4 under CVD)

Match47Different

ΔE 24 — different

How different are Fog and Light Steel Blue?

Fog and Light Steel Blue are a clear pair (ΔE 24). They have distinctly different hues (99° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Fog text on Light Steel Blue: 1.02:1 (Fail); Light Steel Blue text on Fog: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #485A49 clears it.

Common questions

Do Fog and Light Steel Blue go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 69/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Fog readable as text on Light Steel Blue?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #485A49 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Fog and Light Steel Blue?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 24 — a clear pair.

Are Fog and Light Steel Blue the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 24).

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