Oatmeal vs Thistle — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 62/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 43/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 13/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

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Fail1.0:1

Harmony62Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

96° apart

Distinguishable43Somewhat similar

normal

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ΔE 40 (12 under CVD)

Match13Different

ΔE 40 — different

How different are Oatmeal and Thistle?

Oatmeal and Thistle are very different (ΔE 40). They have distinctly different hues (96° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Oatmeal text on Thistle: 1.03:1 (Fail); Thistle text on Oatmeal: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #64562F clears it.

Common questions

Do Oatmeal and Thistle go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 62/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Oatmeal readable as text on Thistle?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #64562F clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Oatmeal and Thistle?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 40 — very different.

Are Oatmeal and Thistle the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 40).

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