{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"firebrick-vs-tool-red","type":"nearest","name":"Firebrick vs Tool Red","verdict":"Firebrick and Tool Red are very close colors. Firebrick is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Firebrick and Tool Red are different red colors with HEX values #B22222 and #B11226. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 16.5, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":16.5,"contrastRatio":1.05,"colors":[{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","rgb":[178,34,34],"hsl":[0,68,42],"cmyk":[0,81,81,30],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.1072,"contrast":{"black":3.14,"white":6.68},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.68},"description":"Firebrick is #B22222, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Tool Red, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/firebrick/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json"},{"slug":"tool-red","name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","rgb":[177,18,38],"hsl":[352,82,38],"cmyk":[0,90,79,31],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.0992,"contrast":{"black":2.98,"white":7.04},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.04},"description":"Tool Red is #B11226, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Firebrick, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tool-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tool-red.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":16.5,"contrastRatio":1.05,"hslDelta":{"hue":352,"saturation":14,"lightness":4},"luminanceDelta":0.008,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":[],"lighterColor":"Firebrick","moreSaturatedColor":"Tool Red"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.05,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Firebrick","background":"#B22222","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.68},{"color":"Tool Red","background":"#B11226","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.04}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Firebrick is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B22222.","chooseSecondWhen":"Tool Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B11226.","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/firebrick-vs-tool-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tool-red.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/firebrick-vs-tool-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/firebrick-vs-tool-red.json"}