#E9E3DE · #EBE2E0
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 83/100 (analogous) · Distinguishable 1/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 96/100 (identical). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Crystalline and Pale Pink are identical (ΔE 2). They have closely related hues (16° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Crystalline text on Pale Pink: 1.00:1 (Fail); Pale Pink text on Crystalline: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #6B6561 clears it.
Analogous — analogous — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 83/100). 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 #6B6561 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 2 — identical.
effectively the same colour.
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