#EDE6DF · #EFE5E1
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 77/100 (monochrome) · Distinguishable 1/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 96/100 (identical). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Parchment and Misty Rose are identical (ΔE 2). They have closely related hues (13° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Parchment text on Misty Rose: 1.00:1 (Fail); Misty Rose text on Parchment: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #6D6761 clears it.
Monochrome — monochrome — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 77/100). 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 #6D6761 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 2 — identical.
effectively the same colour.
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