{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"brass-vs-brushed-brass","type":"nearest","name":"Brass vs Brushed Brass","verdict":"Brass and Brushed Brass are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Brass and Brushed Brass are different yellow colors with HEX values #B5A642 and #B5A642. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":0,"contrastRatio":1,"colors":[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","rgb":[181,166,66],"hsl":[52,47,48],"cmyk":[0,8,64,29],"family":"yellow","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.3749,"contrast":{"black":8.5,"white":2.47},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.5},"description":"Brass is #B5A642, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Brushed Brass, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/brass/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json"},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","rgb":[181,166,66],"hsl":[52,47,48],"cmyk":[0,8,64,29],"family":"yellow","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.3749,"contrast":{"black":8.5,"white":2.47},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.5},"description":"Brushed Brass is #B5A642, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Brass, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/brushed-brass/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":0,"contrastRatio":1,"hslDelta":{"hue":0,"saturation":0,"lightness":0},"luminanceDelta":0,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Brass","moreSaturatedColor":"Brass"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Brass","background":"#B5A642","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.5},{"color":"Brushed Brass","background":"#B5A642","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.5}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Brass is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B5A642.","chooseSecondWhen":"Brushed Brass is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B5A642.","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/brass-vs-brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/brass-vs-brushed-brass/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/brass-vs-brushed-brass.json"}