#E6F8F6 · #E9F8EF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 100/100 (analogous) · Distinguishable 10/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 92/100 (near match). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Light Cyan and White Smoke are very close (ΔE 4). They have distinctly different hues (29° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Light Cyan text on White Smoke: 1.00:1 (Fail); White Smoke text on Light Cyan: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #647372 clears it.
Analogous — analogous — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 100/100). 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 #647372 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 4 — very close.
a very near match (ΔE 3.7) — fine for most matching.
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