#D8D5CC · #DAD2D9
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 64/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 9/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 81/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
WinterWalk and Light Gray are very close (ΔE 9). They have distinctly different hues (98° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
WinterWalk text on Light Gray: 1.01:1 (Fail); Light Gray text on WinterWalk: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #5F5C55 clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 64/100). 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 #5F5C55 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 9 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 8.6).
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