#C7B355 · #E295CD
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 59/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 61/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Dark Khaki and Plum are very different (ΔE 79). They have distinctly different hues (93° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Dark Khaki text on Plum: 1.06:1 (Fail); Plum text on Dark Khaki: 1.06:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #4E4100 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 59/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #4E4100 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 79 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 79).
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