Light Dusty Lime vs Pink — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Light Dusty Limenearest vs Pinknearest

#D3D99C · #FDBED8

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 1/100 (fail) · Harmony 53/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 41/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 0/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability1Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony53Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

91° apart

Distinguishable41Somewhat similar

normal

deuteranopia

ΔE 51 (10 under CVD)

Match0Different

ΔE 51 — different

How different are Light Dusty Lime and Pink?

Light Dusty Lime and Pink are very different (ΔE 51). They have distinctly different hues (91° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Light Dusty Lime text on Pink: 1.05:1 (Fail); Pink text on Light Dusty Lime: 1.05:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #595C23 clears it.

Common questions

Do Light Dusty Lime and Pink go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 53/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Light Dusty Lime readable as text on Pink?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #595C23 clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between Light Dusty Lime and Pink?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 51 — very different.

Are Light Dusty Lime and Pink the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 51).

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