#E8EED4 · #FFE1EA
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 50/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 16/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 51/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Parchment and Misty Rose are a clear pair (ΔE 22). They have distinctly different hues (92° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Parchment text on Misty Rose: 1.02:1 (Fail); Misty Rose text on Parchment: 1.02:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #676B55 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 50/100). 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 #676B55 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 22 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 22).
Explore each color: Parchment #E8EED4 · Misty Rose #FFE1EA · Shades: Parchment shades · Misty Rose shades · Contrast checker →