Gainsboro vs Bone — 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 20/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 89/100 (close). 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

Harmony67Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

50° apart

Distinguishable20Hard to tell apart

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 5.2 (5.1 under CVD)

Match89Close

ΔE 5.2 — close

How different are Gainsboro and Bone?

Gainsboro and Bone are very close (ΔE 5). 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?

Gainsboro text on Bone: 1.00:1 (Fail); Bone text on Gainsboro: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #51645D clears it.

Common questions

Do Gainsboro and Bone 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 Gainsboro readable as text on Bone?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #51645D clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Gainsboro and Bone?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 5 — very close.

Are Gainsboro and Bone the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 5.2).

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