#F2F3EA · #FAEFF3
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 42/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 7/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 83/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Linen and Lavender Blush are very close (ΔE 8). They have distinctly different hues (88° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Linen text on Lavender Blush: 1.00:1 (Fail); Lavender Blush text on Linen: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #6F6F68 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 #6F6F68 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 8 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 7.9).
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