#009459 · #D73F00
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 3/100 (fail) · Harmony 81/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 100/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Sea Green and Burnt Orange are very different (ΔE 112). They have distinctly different hues (138° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Sea Green text on Burnt Orange: 1.17:1 (Fail); Burnt Orange text on Sea Green: 1.17:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #F9FFFB clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 81/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.2:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #F9FFFB clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 112 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 112).
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