{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"cherry-red-vs-crimson","type":"nearest","name":"Cherry Red vs Crimson","verdict":"Cherry Red and Crimson are very close colors. Crimson is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.11:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Cherry Red and Crimson are different red colors with HEX values #D2042D and #DC143C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.1, their contrast ratio is 1.11:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":24.1,"contrastRatio":1.11,"colors":[{"slug":"cherry-red","name":"Cherry Red","hex":"#D2042D","rgb":[210,4,45],"hsl":[348,96,42],"cmyk":[0,98,79,18],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.1398,"contrast":{"black":3.8,"white":5.53},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.53},"description":"Cherry Red is #D2042D, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Crimson, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cherry-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json"},{"slug":"crimson","name":"Crimson","hex":"#DC143C","rgb":[220,20,60],"hsl":[348,83,47],"cmyk":[0,91,73,14],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.1604,"contrast":{"black":4.21,"white":4.99},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.99},"description":"Crimson is #DC143C, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Cherry Red, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/crimson/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":24.1,"contrastRatio":1.11,"hslDelta":{"hue":0,"saturation":13,"lightness":5},"luminanceDelta":0.0206,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["vibrant"],"lighterColor":"Crimson","moreSaturatedColor":"Cherry Red"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.11,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Cherry Red","background":"#D2042D","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.53},{"color":"Crimson","background":"#DC143C","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.99}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Cherry Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2042D.","chooseSecondWhen":"Crimson is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DC143C.","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/cherry-red-vs-crimson.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cherry-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/cherry-red-vs-crimson/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/cherry-red-vs-crimson.json"}