White Smoke vs Old Lace — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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White Smokenearest vs Old Lacenearest

#EFF7EF · #F4F6EB

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 69/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 10/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 94/100 (near match). 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

Harmony69Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

49° apart

Distinguishable10Hard to tell apart

normal

tritanopia

ΔE 2.6 (2.5 under CVD)

Match94Near match

ΔE 2.6 — near match

How different are White Smoke and Old Lace?

White Smoke and Old Lace are very close (ΔE 3). They have distinctly different hues (49° 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 Old Lace: 1.00:1 (Fail); Old Lace text on White Smoke: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #6C726C clears it.

Common questions

Do White Smoke and Old Lace go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 69/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is White Smoke readable as text on Old Lace?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #6C726C clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between White Smoke and Old Lace?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 3 — very close.

Are White Smoke and Old Lace the same colour?

a very near match (ΔE 2.6) — fine for most matching.

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