{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"ash-gray-vs-pumice","type":"nearest","name":"Ash Gray vs Pumice","verdict":"Ash Gray and Pumice are very close colors. Pumice is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Ash Gray and Pumice are different green colors with HEX values #B2BEB5 and #BAC0B4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 8.3, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":8.3,"contrastRatio":1.03,"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 Pumice, 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":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","rgb":[186,192,180],"hsl":[90,9,73],"cmyk":[3,0,6,25],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.5143,"contrast":{"black":11.29,"white":1.86},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.29},"description":"Pumice is #BAC0B4, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Ash Gray, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pumice/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":8.3,"contrastRatio":1.03,"hslDelta":{"hue":45,"saturation":1,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.018,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Pumice","moreSaturatedColor":"Pumice"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.03,"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":"Pumice","background":"#BAC0B4","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.29}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Ash Gray is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #B2BEB5.","chooseSecondWhen":"Pumice is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BAC0B4.","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-pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/ash-gray-vs-pumice/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ash-gray-vs-pumice.json"}