#111111 · #3C3E17
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 14/100 (fail) · Harmony 32/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 52/100 (somewhat similar) · Match 30/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
DreamlessSleep and Taupe are very different (ΔE 32). They have distinctly different hues (63° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
DreamlessSleep text on Taupe: 1.70:1 (Fail); Taupe text on DreamlessSleep: 1.70:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #A5A5A5 clears it.
Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 32/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.
Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.7:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #A5A5A5 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 32 — very different.
clearly different colours (ΔE 32).
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