#CCC48B · #E5AFD0
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 44/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 42/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Burlywood and Thistle are very different (ΔE 49). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Burlywood text on Thistle: 1.04:1 (Fail); Thistle text on Burlywood: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #574E16 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 44/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #574E16 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 49 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 49).
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