FennelTea vs Canvas — Difference, Contrast & Harmony

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Four independent scores (read the one that fits your goal): Readability 0/100 (fail) · Harmony 55/100 (analogous (soft)) · Distinguishable 34/100 (hard to tell apart) · Match 81/100 (close). 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

Harmony55Analogous (soft)

Analogous (soft)

54° apart

Distinguishable34Hard to tell apart

normal

colorblind

ΔE 8.6

Match81Close

ΔE 8.6 — close

How different are FennelTea and Canvas?

FennelTea and Canvas are very close (ΔE 9). They have distinctly different hues (54° apart) and their lightness is similar, so they read as two same-weight colours.

Can you read one on the other?

FennelTea text on Canvas: 1.01:1 (Fail); Canvas text on FennelTea: 1.01:1 (Fail). Neither meets AA at body size — nudging one color to #53715E clears it.

Common questions

Do FennelTea and Canvas go well together?

Analogous (soft) — workable but not a textbook harmony (harmony 55/100). This is about how they look together (clothing, interiors, branding), independent of text contrast.

Is FennelTea readable as text on Canvas?

Not at body size — the best direction is only 1.0:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum. Nudging one colour to #53715E clears AA.

What is the colour difference (ΔE) between FennelTea and Canvas?

Their CIE76 ΔE is about 9 — very close.

Are FennelTea and Canvas the same colour?

close but visibly different (ΔE 8.6).

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