Ice vs Misty Rose — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 56/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 3/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 91/100 (near match). 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

Harmony56Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

94° apart

Distinguishable3Hard to tell apart

normal

protanopia

ΔE 4.2 (0.6 under CVD)

Match91Near match

ΔE 4.2 — near match

How different are Ice and Misty Rose?

Ice and Misty Rose are very close (ΔE 4). They have distinctly different hues (94° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Ice text on Misty Rose: 1.01:1 (Fail); Misty Rose text on Ice: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #686965 clears it.

Common questions

Do Ice and Misty Rose go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 56/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Ice readable as text on Misty Rose?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #686965 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Ice and Misty Rose?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 4 — very close.

Are Ice and Misty Rose the same colour?

a very near match (ΔE 4.2) — fine for most matching.

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