Jade vs Olive Drab — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

Jadenearest vs Olive Drabnearest

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 27/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 82/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 16/100 (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

Harmony27Clashing

Clashing

69° apart

Distinguishable82Easy to tell apart

normal

colorblind

ΔE 38

Match16Different

ΔE 38 — different

How different are Jade and Olive Drab?

Jade and Olive Drab are very different (ΔE 38). They have distinctly different hues (69° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Jade text on Olive Drab: 1.03:1 (Fail); Olive Drab text on Jade: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #002C0D clears it.

Common questions

Do Jade and Olive Drab go well together?

Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 27/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Jade readable as text on Olive Drab?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #002C0D clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Jade and Olive Drab?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 38 — very different.

Are Jade and Olive Drab the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 38).

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