#DEE4E0 · #E1E2E8
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 55/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 4/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 88/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
IlluminatingExperience and Gainsboro are very close (ΔE 6). They have distinctly different hues (91° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
IlluminatingExperience text on Gainsboro: 1.00:1 (Fail); Gainsboro text on IlluminatingExperience: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #616663 clears it.
Triadic (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 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #616663 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 6 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 5.5).
Explore each color: IlluminatingExperience #DEE4E0 · Gainsboro #E1E2E8 · Shades: IlluminatingExperience shades · Gainsboro shades · Contrast checker →