Fog vs LightWallis — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

Fognearest vs LightWallisexact

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 58/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 6/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 88/100 (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

Harmony58Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

95° apart

Distinguishable6Hard to tell apart

normal

protanopia

ΔE 5.6 (1.4 under CVD)

Match88Close

ΔE 5.6 — close

How different are Fog and LightWallis?

Fog and LightWallis are very close (ΔE 6). 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?

Fog text on LightWallis: 1.00:1 (Fail); LightWallis text on Fog: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #575953 clears it.

Common questions

Do Fog and LightWallis go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 58/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Fog readable as text on LightWallis?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #575953 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 6 — very close.

Are Fog and LightWallis the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 5.6).

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