{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"brushed-brass-vs-old-gold","type":"nearest","name":"Brushed Brass vs Old Gold","verdict":"Brushed Brass and Old Gold are visually related colors. Old Gold is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.22:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Brushed Brass and Old Gold are different yellow colors with HEX values #B5A642 and #CFB53B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 30.8, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":30.8,"contrastRatio":1.22,"colors":[{"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 Old Gold, it is darker and less saturated. 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"},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","rgb":[207,181,59],"hsl":[49,61,52],"cmyk":[0,13,71,19],"family":"yellow","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.4663,"contrast":{"black":10.33,"white":2.03},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":10.33},"description":"Old Gold is #CFB53B, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Brushed Brass, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/old-gold/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":30.8,"contrastRatio":1.22,"hslDelta":{"hue":3,"saturation":14,"lightness":4},"luminanceDelta":0.0914,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Old Gold","moreSaturatedColor":"Old Gold"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.22,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Brushed Brass","background":"#B5A642","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.5},{"color":"Old Gold","background":"#CFB53B","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":10.33}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Brushed Brass is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B5A642.","chooseSecondWhen":"Old Gold is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CFB53B.","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/brushed-brass-vs-old-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/brushed-brass-vs-old-gold/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/brushed-brass-vs-old-gold.json"}