#ECF7FD · #F5F6EB
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 81/100 (split-complementary) · Distinguishable 27/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 80/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Alice Blue and Old Lace are very close (ΔE 9). They have distinctly different hues (136° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.
Alice Blue text on Old Lace: 1.00:1 (Fail); Old Lace text on Alice Blue: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #697278 clears it.
Split-complementary — split-complementary — a recognised, balanced pairing (harmony 81/100). 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 #697278 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 9 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 9.3).
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