#BDD1C0 · #C2CAE0
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 58/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 24/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 53/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Fog and Light Steel Blue are a clear pair (ΔE 21). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
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 #495A4B clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 58/100). 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 #495A4B clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 21 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 21).
Explore each color: Fog #BDD1C0 · Light Steel Blue #C2CAE0 · Shades: Fog shades · Light Steel Blue shades · Contrast checker →