#ECEBDC · #F4E5ED
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 42/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 12/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 72/100 (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 13). They have distinctly different hues (88° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Parchment text on Misty Rose: 1.01:1 (Fail); Misty Rose text on Parchment: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #6A6A5D clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 42/100). 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 #6A6A5D clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 13 — a clear pair.
clearly different colours (ΔE 13).
Explore each color: Parchment #ECEBDC · Misty Rose #F4E5ED · Shades: Parchment shades · Misty Rose shades · Contrast checker →