FreshDay vs Lavender — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 47/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 6/100 (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.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony47Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

91° apart

Distinguishable6Hard to tell apart

normal

deuteranopia

ΔE 7.8 (1.5 under CVD)

Match83Close

ΔE 7.8 — close

How different are FreshDay and Lavender?

FreshDay and Lavender are very close (ΔE 8). They have distinctly different hues (91° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

FreshDay text on Lavender: 1.01:1 (Fail); Lavender text on FreshDay: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #616966 clears it.

Common questions

Do FreshDay and Lavender go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 47/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is FreshDay readable as text on Lavender?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #616966 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between FreshDay and Lavender?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 8 — very close.

Are FreshDay and Lavender the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 7.8).

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