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 53/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 18/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 90/100 (near match). 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

Harmony53Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

55° apart

Distinguishable18Hard to tell apart

normal

colorblind

ΔE 4.4

Match90Near match

ΔE 4.4 — near match

How different are Light Gray and Fog?

Light Gray and Fog are very close (ΔE 4). They have distinctly different hues (55° 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 #536258 clears it.

Common questions

Do Light Gray and Fog go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 53/100). 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 #536258 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 4 — very close.

Are Light Gray and Fog the same colour?

a very near match (ΔE 4.4) — fine for most matching.

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