#BEE8D3 · #CFE5C2
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 60/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 38/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 78/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Maypole and Pearl are very close (ΔE 10). They have distinctly different hues (52° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Maypole text on Pearl: 1.00:1 (Fail); Pearl text on Maypole: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #446A59 clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 60/100). 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 #446A59 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 10 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 9.8).
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