{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"espresso-vs-taupe","type":"nearest","name":"Espresso vs Taupe","verdict":"Espresso and Taupe are very close colors. Taupe is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Espresso and Taupe are different orange colors with HEX values #4B3621 and #483C32. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.3, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":18.3,"contrastRatio":1.06,"colors":[{"slug":"espresso","name":"Espresso","hex":"#4B3621","rgb":[75,54,33],"hsl":[30,39,21],"cmyk":[0,28,56,71],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["dark","earth-tone"],"luminance":0.0424,"contrast":{"black":1.85,"white":11.36},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.36},"description":"Espresso is #4B3621, a warm orange color with dark and earth tone character. Compared with Taupe, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/espresso/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json"},{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","rgb":[72,60,50],"hsl":[27,18,24],"cmyk":[0,17,31,72],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["dark","earth-tone"],"luminance":0.0484,"contrast":{"black":1.97,"white":10.67},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.67},"description":"Taupe is #483C32, a warm orange color with dark and earth tone character. Compared with Espresso, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/taupe/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":18.3,"contrastRatio":1.06,"hslDelta":{"hue":3,"saturation":21,"lightness":3},"luminanceDelta":0.006,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["dark","earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Taupe","moreSaturatedColor":"Espresso"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.06,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Espresso","background":"#4B3621","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":11.36},{"color":"Taupe","background":"#483C32","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.67}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Espresso is better when the design needs dark and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #4B3621.","chooseSecondWhen":"Taupe is better when the design needs dark and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #483C32.","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/espresso-vs-taupe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/espresso.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/espresso-vs-taupe/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/espresso-vs-taupe.json"}