White Smoke vs White — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

White Smokenearest vs Whiteexact

#F2F8EE · #FFFFFF

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 61/100 (triadic (soft)) · Distinguishable 17/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 86/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.

Readability2Fail

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Fail1.1:1

Harmony61Triadic (soft)

Triadic (soft)

96° apart

Distinguishable17Hard to tell apart

normal

deuteranopia

ΔE 6.4 (4.2 under CVD)

Match86Close

ΔE 6.4 — close

How different are White Smoke and White?

White Smoke and White are very close (ΔE 6). They have distinctly different hues (96° 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 White: 1.08:1 (Fail); White text on White Smoke: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #737870 clears it.

Common questions

Do White Smoke and White go well together?

Triadic (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 61/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is White Smoke readable as text on White?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.1:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #737870 clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 6 — very close.

Are White Smoke and White the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 6.4).

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