Bone vs Light Gray — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

Bonenearest vs Light Graynearest

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 57/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 26/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 50/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony57Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

95° apart

Distinguishable26Hard to tell apart

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 23 (6.4 under CVD)

Match50Different

ΔE 23 — different

How different are Bone and Light Gray?

Bone and Light Gray are a clear pair (ΔE 23). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Bone text on Light Gray: 1.02:1 (Fail); Light Gray text on Bone: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #645C47 clears it.

Common questions

Do Bone and Light Gray go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 57/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Bone readable as text on Light Gray?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #645C47 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Bone and Light Gray?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 23 — a clear pair.

Are Bone and Light Gray the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 23).

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