MintIce vs Lavender — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 43/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 25/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 29/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony43Clashing

Clashing

89° apart

Distinguishable25Hard to tell apart

normal

deuteranopia

ΔE 32 (6.2 under CVD)

Match29Different

ΔE 32 — different

How different are MintIce and Lavender?

MintIce and Lavender are very different (ΔE 32). They have distinctly different hues (89° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

MintIce text on Lavender: 1.03:1 (Fail); Lavender text on MintIce: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #41685B clears it.

Common questions

Do MintIce and Lavender go well together?

Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 43/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is MintIce 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 #41685B clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 32 — very different.

Are MintIce and Lavender the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 32).

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