{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"cactus-green-vs-fern-green","type":"nearest","name":"Cactus Green vs Fern Green","verdict":"Cactus Green and Fern Green are very close colors. Fern Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Cactus Green and Fern Green are different green colors with HEX values #587156 and #4F7942. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.3, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":23.3,"contrastRatio":1.06,"colors":[{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","rgb":[88,113,86],"hsl":[116,14,39],"cmyk":[22,0,24,56],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted","earth-tone"],"luminance":0.1456,"contrast":{"black":3.91,"white":5.37},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.37},"description":"Cactus Green is #587156, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Fern Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cactus-green/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json"},{"slug":"fern-green","name":"Fern Green","hex":"#4F7942","rgb":[79,121,66],"hsl":[106,29,37],"cmyk":[35,0,45,53],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.1573,"contrast":{"black":4.15,"white":5.07},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.07},"description":"Fern Green is #4F7942, a cool green color with earth tone character. Compared with Cactus Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/fern-green/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":23.3,"contrastRatio":1.06,"hslDelta":{"hue":10,"saturation":15,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0117,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Fern Green","moreSaturatedColor":"Fern Green"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.06,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Cactus Green","background":"#587156","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.37},{"color":"Fern Green","background":"#4F7942","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.07}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Cactus Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #587156.","chooseSecondWhen":"Fern Green is better when the design needs earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4F7942.","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/cactus-green-vs-fern-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-green.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/cactus-green-vs-fern-green/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cactus-green-vs-fern-green.json"}