#EDECE3 · #FFFFFF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 4/100 (fail) · Harmony 55/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 29/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 82/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Parchment and White are very close (ΔE 8). They have distinctly different hues (54° 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 #77776F clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 55/100). 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 #77776F clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 8 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 8.2).
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