#97C661 · #FF8CA0
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 73/100 (triadic) · Distinguishable 44/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Yellow Green and Light Vivid Red are very different (ΔE 86). They have distinctly different hues (98° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Yellow Green text on Light Vivid Red: 1.11:1 (Fail); Light Vivid Red text on Yellow Green: 1.11:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #2E4A00 clears it.
Triadic — triadic — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 73/100). 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 #2E4A00 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 86 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 86).
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