#809500 · #A15AFF
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 3/100 (fail) · Harmony 91/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 95/100 (easy 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.
Olive Drab and Vivid Indigo are very different (ΔE 157). They have near-opposite hues (163° apart) and their lightness is different, giving a clear light/dark split.
Olive Drab text on Vivid Indigo: 1.15:1 (Fail); Vivid Indigo text on Olive Drab: 1.15:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #171C00 clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 91/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #171C00 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 157 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 157).
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