{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"barn-red-vs-dark-red","type":"nearest","name":"Barn Red vs Dark Red","verdict":"Barn Red and Dark Red are very close colors. Dark Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Barn Red and Dark Red are different red colors with HEX values #7C0A02 and #8B0000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.1, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":18.1,"contrastRatio":1.1,"colors":[{"slug":"barn-red","name":"Barn Red","hex":"#7C0A02","rgb":[124,10,2],"hsl":[4,97,25],"cmyk":[0,92,98,51],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.0451,"contrast":{"black":1.9,"white":11.04},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.04},"description":"Barn Red is #7C0A02, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Dark Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/barn-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json"},{"slug":"dark-red","name":"Dark Red","hex":"#8B0000","rgb":[139,0,0],"hsl":[0,100,27],"cmyk":[0,100,100,45],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.0549,"contrast":{"black":2.1,"white":10.01},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.01},"description":"Dark Red is #8B0000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Barn Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-red.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":18.1,"contrastRatio":1.1,"hslDelta":{"hue":4,"saturation":3,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0098,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["balanced"],"lighterColor":"Dark Red","moreSaturatedColor":"Dark Red"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Barn Red","background":"#7C0A02","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.04},{"color":"Dark Red","background":"#8B0000","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.01}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Barn Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7C0A02.","chooseSecondWhen":"Dark Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B0000.","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/barn-red-vs-dark-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-red.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/barn-red-vs-dark-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/barn-red-vs-dark-red.json"}