Olive Drab vs Dusty Red — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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#6A873E · #AF5F70

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 68/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 38/100 (hard 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.

Readability2Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony68Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

97° apart

Distinguishable38Hard to tell apart

normal

protanopia

ΔE 65 (9.5 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 65 — different

How different are Olive Drab and Dusty Red?

Olive Drab and Dusty Red are very different (ΔE 65). They have distinctly different hues (97° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Olive Drab text on Dusty Red: 1.10:1 (Fail); Dusty Red text on Olive Drab: 1.10:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #020900 clears it.

Common questions

Do Olive Drab and Dusty Red go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 68/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Olive Drab readable as text on Dusty Red?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #020900 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 65 — very different.

Are Olive Drab and Dusty Red the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 65).

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