#393E18 · #522D3B
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 47/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 31/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 19/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Deep Dusty Lime and Dark Dusty Pink are very different (ΔE 37). They have distinctly different hues (91° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Deep Dusty Lime text on Dark Dusty Pink: 1.04:1 (Fail); Dark Dusty Pink text on Deep Dusty Lime: 1.04:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #9EA57B clears it.
Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 47/100). 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 #9EA57B clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 37 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 37).
Explore each color: Deep Dusty Lime #393E18 · Dark Dusty Pink #522D3B · Shades: Deep Dusty Lime shades · Dark Dusty Pink shades · Contrast checker →