White Smoke vs Alice Blue — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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White Smokenearest vs Alice Bluenearest

#EAF8F3 · #F4F2FF

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 47/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 8/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 76/100 (different). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability0Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.0:1

Harmony47Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

91° apart

Distinguishable8Hard to tell apart

normal

deuteranopia

ΔE 11 (2.0 under CVD)

Match76Different

ΔE 11 — different

How different are White Smoke and Alice Blue?

White Smoke and Alice Blue are a clear pair (ΔE 11). 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?

White Smoke text on Alice Blue: 1.01:1 (Fail); Alice Blue text on White Smoke: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #66726E clears it.

Common questions

Do White Smoke and Alice Blue go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 47/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is White Smoke readable as text on Alice Blue?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #66726E clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between White Smoke and Alice Blue?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 11 — a clear pair.

Are White Smoke and Alice Blue the same colour?

clearly different colours (ΔE 11).

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