#C2DBC6 · #D0D8BB
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 58/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 29/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 84/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Quintessential and Fog are very close (ΔE 7). They have distinctly different hues (53° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Quintessential text on Fog: 1.00:1 (Fail); Fog text on Quintessential: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #4C614F clears it.
Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 58/100). 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 #4C614F clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 7 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 7.4).
Explore each color: Quintessential #C2DBC6 · Fog #D0D8BB · Shades: Quintessential shades · Fog shades · Contrast checker →