{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"brick-red-vs-burnt-umber","type":"nearest","name":"Brick Red vs Burnt Umber","verdict":"Brick Red and Burnt Umber 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":"Brick Red and Burnt Umber are different red colors with HEX values #8A3324 and #8A3324. 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":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","rgb":[138,51,36],"hsl":[9,59,34],"cmyk":[0,63,74,46],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.079,"contrast":{"black":2.58,"white":8.14},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.14},"description":"Brick Red is #8A3324, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Burnt Umber, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/brick-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json"},{"slug":"burnt-umber","name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","rgb":[138,51,36],"hsl":[9,59,34],"cmyk":[0,63,74,46],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.079,"contrast":{"black":2.58,"white":8.14},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.14},"description":"Burnt Umber is #8A3324, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Brick Red, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/burnt-umber/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":0,"contrastRatio":1,"hslDelta":{"hue":0,"saturation":0,"lightness":0},"luminanceDelta":0,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["balanced"],"lighterColor":"Brick Red","moreSaturatedColor":"Brick Red"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Brick Red","background":"#8A3324","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.14},{"color":"Burnt Umber","background":"#8A3324","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.14}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Brick Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A3324.","chooseSecondWhen":"Burnt Umber is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A3324.","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/brick-red-vs-burnt-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/brick-red-vs-burnt-umber/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/brick-red-vs-burnt-umber.json"}