#D6DFAA · #FFC6DA
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 49/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 32/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 2/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Pale Goldenrod and Pink are very different (ΔE 44). They have distinctly different hues (91° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Pale Goldenrod text on Pink: 1.05:1 (Fail); Pink text on Pale Goldenrod: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #5A6030 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 49/100). 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 #5A6030 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 44 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 44).
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