{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"ash-gray-vs-opal","type":"nearest","name":"Ash Gray vs Opal","verdict":"Ash Gray and Opal are very close colors. Opal is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Ash Gray and Opal are different green colors with HEX values #B2BEB5 and #A8C3BC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 13.2, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":13.2,"contrastRatio":1.02,"colors":[{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","rgb":[178,190,181],"hsl":[135,8,72],"cmyk":[6,0,5,25],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.4963,"contrast":{"black":10.93,"white":1.92},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":10.93},"description":"Ash Gray is #B2BEB5, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Opal, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ash-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","rgb":[168,195,188],"hsl":[164,18,71],"cmyk":[14,0,4,24],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.5099,"contrast":{"black":11.2,"white":1.88},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.2},"description":"Opal is #A8C3BC, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Ash Gray, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/opal/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":13.2,"contrastRatio":1.02,"hslDelta":{"hue":29,"saturation":10,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0136,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Opal","moreSaturatedColor":"Opal"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.02,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Ash Gray","background":"#B2BEB5","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":10.93},{"color":"Opal","background":"#A8C3BC","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.2}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Ash Gray is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #B2BEB5.","chooseSecondWhen":"Opal is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #A8C3BC.","useTogetherWhen":"Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."},"relatedApi":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ash-gray-vs-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/ash-gray-vs-opal/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ash-gray-vs-opal.json"}