Old Lace vs White — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Old Lacenearest vs Whiteexact

#F5F7EC · #FFFFFF

Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 2/100 (fail) · Harmony 18/100 (clashing) · Distinguishable 19/100 (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

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Fail1.1:1

Harmony18Clashing

Clashing

71° apart

Distinguishable19Hard to tell apart

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ΔE 6.5 (4.8 under CVD)

Match86Close

ΔE 6.5 — close

How different are Old Lace and White?

Old Lace and White are very close (ΔE 6). They have distinctly different hues (71° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

Old Lace text on White: 1.08:1 (Fail); White text on Old Lace: 1.08:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #76776E clears it.

Common questions

Do Old Lace and White go well together?

Clashing — awkward hue gap — tends to clash (harmony 18/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is Old Lace 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 #76776E clears AA.

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

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 6 — very close.

Are Old Lace and White the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 6.5).

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