{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"dusty-rose-vs-rosy-brown","type":"nearest","name":"Dusty Rose vs Rosy Brown","verdict":"Dusty Rose and Rosy Brown are very close colors. Rosy Brown is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Dusty Rose and Rosy Brown are different red colors with HEX values #C08081 and #BC8F8F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 20.9, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":20.9,"contrastRatio":1.12,"colors":[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","rgb":[192,128,129],"hsl":[359,34,63],"cmyk":[0,33,33,25],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.2823,"contrast":{"black":6.65,"white":3.16},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.65},"description":"Dusty Rose is #C08081, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Rosy Brown, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dusty-rose/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json"},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","rgb":[188,143,143],"hsl":[0,25,65],"cmyk":[0,24,24,26],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.3232,"contrast":{"black":7.46,"white":2.81},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.46},"description":"Rosy Brown is #BC8F8F, a warm red color with muted character. Compared with Dusty Rose, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rosy-brown/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":20.9,"contrastRatio":1.12,"hslDelta":{"hue":359,"saturation":9,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0409,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":[],"lighterColor":"Rosy Brown","moreSaturatedColor":"Dusty Rose"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.12,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Dusty Rose","background":"#C08081","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.65},{"color":"Rosy Brown","background":"#BC8F8F","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.46}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Dusty Rose is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C08081.","chooseSecondWhen":"Rosy Brown is better when the design needs muted red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #BC8F8F.","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/dusty-rose-vs-rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/dusty-rose-vs-rosy-brown/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/dusty-rose-vs-rosy-brown.json"}