#96C55F · #C9B537
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 97/100 (analogous) · Distinguishable 72/100 (easy to tell apart) · Match 32/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Yellow Green and Goldenrod are very different (ΔE 31). They have distinctly different hues (36° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Yellow Green text on Goldenrod: 1.03:1 (Fail); Goldenrod text on Yellow Green: 1.03:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #324F00 clears it.
Analogous — analogous — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 97/100). 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 #324F00 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 31 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 31).
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