{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"desert-sand-vs-feldspar","type":"nearest","name":"Desert Sand vs Feldspar","verdict":"Desert Sand and Feldspar are very close colors. Feldspar is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Desert Sand and Feldspar are different orange colors with HEX values #EDC9AF and #F0CDB7. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.4, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":9.4,"contrastRatio":1.04,"colors":[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","rgb":[237,201,175],"hsl":[25,63,81],"cmyk":[0,15,26,7],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.6287,"contrast":{"black":13.57,"white":1.55},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":13.57},"description":"Desert Sand is #EDC9AF, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Feldspar, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/desert-sand/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json"},{"slug":"feldspar","name":"Feldspar","hex":"#F0CDB7","rgb":[240,205,183],"hsl":[23,66,83],"cmyk":[0,15,24,6],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.6561,"contrast":{"black":14.12,"white":1.49},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":14.12},"description":"Feldspar is #F0CDB7, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Desert Sand, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/feldspar/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":9.4,"contrastRatio":1.04,"hslDelta":{"hue":2,"saturation":3,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0274,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["balanced"],"lighterColor":"Feldspar","moreSaturatedColor":"Feldspar"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.04,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Desert Sand","background":"#EDC9AF","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":13.57},{"color":"Feldspar","background":"#F0CDB7","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":14.12}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Desert Sand is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EDC9AF.","chooseSecondWhen":"Feldspar is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F0CDB7.","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/desert-sand-vs-feldspar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/feldspar.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/desert-sand-vs-feldspar/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/desert-sand-vs-feldspar.json"}