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Olive Drabnearest vs Rosenearest

#7F9500 · #F50084

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 4/100 (fail) · Harmony 68/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 52/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability4Fail
Aa
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Fail1.2:1
Harmony68Triadic (soft)
Triadic (soft)
101° apart
Distinguishable52Somewhat similar
normal
deuteranopia
ΔE 124 (17 under CVD)
Match0Different
ΔE 124 — different

How different are Olive Drab and Rose?

Olive Drab and Rose are very different (ΔE 124). They have distinctly different hues (101° 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 Rose: 1.19:1 (Fail); Rose text on Olive Drab: 1.19:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #131800 clears it.

Common questions

Do Olive Drab and Rose 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 Rose?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.2:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #131800 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 124 — very different.

Are Olive Drab and Rose the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 124).

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