{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"burgundy-vs-carmine","type":"nearest","name":"Burgundy vs Carmine","verdict":"Burgundy and Carmine are very close colors. Carmine is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Burgundy and Carmine are different red colors with HEX values #800020 and #960018. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.4, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":23.4,"contrastRatio":1.19,"colors":[{"slug":"burgundy","name":"Burgundy","hex":"#800020","rgb":[128,0,32],"hsl":[345,100,25],"cmyk":[0,100,75,50],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.0469,"contrast":{"black":1.94,"white":10.84},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.84},"description":"Burgundy is #800020, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Carmine, it is darker 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/burgundy/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burgundy.json"},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","rgb":[150,0,24],"hsl":[350,100,29],"cmyk":[0,100,84,41],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.0655,"contrast":{"black":2.31,"white":9.09},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":9.09},"description":"Carmine is #960018, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Burgundy, it is lighter 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/carmine/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":23.4,"contrastRatio":1.19,"hslDelta":{"hue":5,"saturation":0,"lightness":4},"luminanceDelta":0.0186,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["balanced"],"lighterColor":"Carmine","moreSaturatedColor":"Burgundy"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.19,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Burgundy","background":"#800020","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.84},{"color":"Carmine","background":"#960018","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":9.09}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Burgundy is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #800020.","chooseSecondWhen":"Carmine is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #960018.","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/burgundy-vs-carmine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burgundy.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/burgundy-vs-carmine/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/burgundy-vs-carmine.json"}