#E8EEDB · #FFFFFF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 4/100 (fail) · Harmony 23/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 35/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 73/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Parchment and White are a clear pair (ΔE 12). They have distinctly different hues (79° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Parchment text on White: 1.19:1 (Fail); White text on Parchment: 1.19:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #737968 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 23/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.2:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #737968 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 12 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 12).
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