{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"ecru-vs-sandstone","type":"nearest","name":"Ecru vs Sandstone","verdict":"Ecru and Sandstone are very close colors. Ecru is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Ecru and Sandstone are different yellow and orange colors with HEX values #C2B280 and #C9AE74. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.5, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":14.5,"contrastRatio":1.02,"colors":[{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","rgb":[194,178,128],"hsl":[45,35,63],"cmyk":[0,8,34,24],"family":"yellow","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.4487,"contrast":{"black":9.97,"white":2.11},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.97},"description":"Ecru is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Sandstone, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/ecru/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","rgb":[201,174,116],"hsl":[41,44,62],"cmyk":[0,13,42,21],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.4395,"contrast":{"black":9.79,"white":2.15},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.79},"description":"Sandstone is #C9AE74, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Ecru, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sandstone/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":14.5,"contrastRatio":1.02,"hslDelta":{"hue":4,"saturation":9,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0092,"sameFamily":false,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Ecru","moreSaturatedColor":"Sandstone"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.02,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Ecru","background":"#C2B280","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.97},{"color":"Sandstone","background":"#C9AE74","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.79}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Ecru is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C2B280.","chooseSecondWhen":"Sandstone is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C9AE74.","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/ecru-vs-sandstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sandstone.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/ecru-vs-sandstone/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/ecru-vs-sandstone.json"}