#F5F4FF · #FEF3ED
Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 69/100 (split-complementary (soft)) · Distinguishable 27/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 79/100 (close). There is no single “good/bad” — a pair can clash for text yet be great for an outfit.
Ghost White and Seashell 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.
Ghost White text on Seashell: 1.00:1 (Fail); Seashell text on Ghost White: 1.00:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #706F79 clears it.
Split-complementary (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 69/100). 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 #706F79 clears AA.
Their CIE76 ΔE is about 9 — very close.
close but visibly different (ΔE 9.4).
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