#E7E9EE · #EEE7E6
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 97/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 18/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 90/100 (near match). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Lavender and ShellBrook are very close (ΔE 4). They have distinctly different hues (145° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Lavender text on ShellBrook: 1.00:1 (Fail); ShellBrook text on Lavender: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #67696E clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 97/100). 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 #67696E clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 4 — very close.
a very near match (ΔE 4.4) — fine for most matching.
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