#ECEEE9 · #F2EBEC
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 52/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 3/100 (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.
Linen and Linen are very close (ΔE 4). They have distinctly different hues (93° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Linen text on Linen: 1.01:1 (Fail); Linen text on Linen: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #6B6C68 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 52/100). 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 #6B6C68 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 4 — very close.
a very near match (ΔE 4.5) — fine for most matching.
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