Shady vs Light Gray — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Shadyexact vs Light Graynearest

#DBD6CB · #DDD3DC

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 59/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 13/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 77/100 (different). 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

Harmony59Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

95° apart

Distinguishable13Hard to tell apart

normal

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ΔE 11 (3.3 under CVD)

Match77Different

ΔE 11 — different

How different are Shady and Light Gray?

Shady and Light Gray are a clear pair (ΔE 11). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Shady text on Light Gray: 1.00:1 (Fail); Light Gray text on Shady: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #615D54 clears it.

Common questions

Do Shady and Light Gray go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 59/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Shady readable as text on Light Gray?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #615D54 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Shady and Light Gray?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 11 — a clear pair.

Are Shady and Light Gray the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 11).

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