Sand vs GeraniumBud — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 57/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 50/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony57Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

95° apart

Distinguishable50Somewhat similar

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 50 (16 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 50 — different

How different are Sand and GeraniumBud?

Sand and GeraniumBud are very different (ΔE 50). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Sand text on GeraniumBud: 1.03:1 (Fail); GeraniumBud text on Sand: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #524107 clears it.

Common questions

Do Sand and GeraniumBud go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 57/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Sand readable as text on GeraniumBud?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #524107 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Sand and GeraniumBud?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 50 — very different.

Are Sand and GeraniumBud the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 50).

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