Light Gray vs Fog — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 67/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 23/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 87/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

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Fail1.0:1

Harmony67Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

50° apart

Distinguishable23Hard to tell apart

normal

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ΔE 6.0 (5.8 under CVD)

Match87Close

ΔE 6.0 — close

How different are Light Gray and Fog?

Light Gray and Fog are very close (ΔE 6). They have distinctly different hues (50° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Light Gray text on Fog: 1.00:1 (Fail); Fog text on Light Gray: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #496058 clears it.

Common questions

Do Light Gray and Fog go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 67/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Light Gray readable as text on Fog?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #496058 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 6 — very close.

Are Light Gray and Fog the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 6.0).

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