#E3D3A4 · #EEC5E7
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 57/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 45/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 6/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Wheat and Thistle are very different (ΔE 43). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Wheat text on Thistle: 1.02:1 (Fail); Thistle text on Wheat: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #68592E clears it.
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.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #68592E clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 43 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 43).
Explore each color: Wheat #E3D3A4 · Thistle #EEC5E7 · Shades: Wheat shades · Thistle shades · Contrast checker →