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The pair as published — paste it into your stack. Where the AA-corrected ink differs, it's labelled, never swapped in silently. “Badge” embeds a live SVG of the pair and its rating.


    
  



    
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On screen vs on paper

    
A backlit display flatters a pair; paper doesn't. Warm stock instead of #FFFFFF, a smaller gamut, lower contrast — this is where the verdict often changes.

    

      

        
HandglovesThe quick brown fox.

        
On screen

      

      

        
HandglovesThe quick brown fox.

        
On paper — approximate

      

    

    
An approximation of warm stock, reduced gamut and lower contrast — not a colour-managed proof, and no claim about a specific press. For signage at distance, shrink the specimen with the size slider above.

  



    

    
  



    
Live specimen

    

      
Almost before we knew it

      
The pair at the sizes real interface text gets used — a heading, a line of body copy, and a button. If all three hold up here, the pair works.

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Colour-blind view

    
Contrast is a luminance ratio, and colour blindness keeps luminance — so it barely moves below. What moves is distinguishability: how far apart the two colours stay (ΔE). That is the number to watch, and why this section exists. You can publish any of these as its own pair.

    

  



    
Color & contrast

    
Published contrast 3.12:1 — passes AA for large text only.

    
B is lightened to #FFF6DF for interface text; the swatch above shows the pair exactly as published.

    
Dim / secondary text sits at 4.52:1.

    

      
Body text · needs 4.5:1 · fails

      
Large text · needs 3:1 · passes

    


    
    

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      16px · fails AA
    

    
The pair exactly as published, at the size you drag to. AA needs 4.5:1 for body, 3:1 at large sizes (24px+).


    

      
AB

      
        
Hex#DA291C#FFC72C

        
RGBrgb(218, 41, 28)rgb(255, 199, 44)

        
HSLhsl(4, 77%, 48%)hsl(44, 100%, 59%)

      
    

    
Published 14 Aug 2026.

    
  



    

      
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Make it pass

    
#FFC72C on #DA291C is 3.12:1 — fails AA for body text. The nearest passing ink is #FFF6DF, which clears 4.5:1 without moving the ground.

    
Handgloves — #FFF6DF

    
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