Lime vs Light Pink — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

Limenearest vs Light Pinknearest

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 51/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 44/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony51Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

90° apart

Distinguishable44Somewhat similar

normal

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ΔE 59 (12 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 59 — different

How different are Lime and Light Pink?

Lime and Light Pink are very different (ΔE 59). They have distinctly different hues (90° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Lime text on Light Pink: 1.05:1 (Fail); Light Pink text on Lime: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #5A5A10 clears it.

Common questions

Do Lime and Light Pink go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 51/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Lime readable as text on Light Pink?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #5A5A10 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Lime and Light Pink?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 59 — very different.

Are Lime and Light Pink the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 59).

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