#D1C2D8 · #DAC0CD
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 69/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 24/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 86/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Thistle and TwilightLight are very close (ΔE 6). They have distinctly different hues (49° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Thistle text on TwilightLight: 1.00:1 (Fail); TwilightLight text on Thistle: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #5C4F62 clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 69/100). 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 #5C4F62 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 6 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 6.3).
Explore each color: Thistle #D1C2D8 · TwilightLight #DAC0CD · Shades: Thistle shades · TwilightLight shades · Contrast checker →