{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"driftwood-vs-greige","type":"nearest","name":"Driftwood vs Greige","verdict":"Driftwood and Greige are very close colors. Greige is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.18:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Driftwood and Greige are different orange colors with HEX values #A69A8D and #B0A999. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 21.7, their contrast ratio is 1.18:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":21.7,"contrastRatio":1.18,"colors":[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","rgb":[166,154,141],"hsl":[31,12,60],"cmyk":[0,7,15,35],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["muted","earth-tone"],"luminance":0.3314,"contrast":{"black":7.63,"white":2.75},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.63},"description":"Driftwood is #A69A8D, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Greige, it is darker and less 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/driftwood/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","rgb":[176,169,153],"hsl":[42,13,65],"cmyk":[0,4,13,31],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["muted","earth-tone"],"luminance":0.3991,"contrast":{"black":8.98,"white":2.34},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.98},"description":"Greige is #B0A999, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Driftwood, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/greige/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":21.7,"contrastRatio":1.18,"hslDelta":{"hue":11,"saturation":1,"lightness":5},"luminanceDelta":0.0677,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted","earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Greige","moreSaturatedColor":"Greige"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.18,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Driftwood","background":"#A69A8D","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.63},{"color":"Greige","background":"#B0A999","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":8.98}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Driftwood is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A69A8D.","chooseSecondWhen":"Greige is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B0A999.","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/driftwood-vs-greige.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/driftwood-vs-greige/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/driftwood-vs-greige.json"}