Olive Drab vs Indian Red — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Olive Drabnearest vs Indian Rednearest

#648A1E · #BE536C

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 64/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 50/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability2Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony64Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

95° apart

Distinguishable50Somewhat similar

normal

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ΔE 86 (16 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 86 — different

How different are Olive Drab and Indian Red?

Olive Drab and Indian Red are very different (ΔE 86). They have distinctly different hues (95° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.

Can you read one on the other?

Olive Drab text on Indian Red: 1.12:1 (Fail); Indian Red text on Olive Drab: 1.12:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #FEFFFC clears it.

Common questions

Do Olive Drab and Indian Red go well together?

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.

Is Olive Drab readable as text on Indian Red?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #FEFFFC clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 86 — very different.

Are Olive Drab and Indian Red the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 86).

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