{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"loam-vs-umber","type":"nearest","name":"Loam vs Umber","verdict":"Loam and Umber are very close colors. Loam is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Loam and Umber are different orange colors with HEX values #6B4F3A and #635147. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 15.4, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":15.4,"contrastRatio":1,"colors":[{"slug":"loam","name":"Loam","hex":"#6B4F3A","rgb":[107,79,58],"hsl":[26,30,32],"cmyk":[0,26,46,58],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.0902,"contrast":{"black":2.8,"white":7.49},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.49},"description":"Loam is #6B4F3A, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Umber, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/loam/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"},{"slug":"umber","name":"Umber","hex":"#635147","rgb":[99,81,71],"hsl":[21,16,33],"cmyk":[0,18,28,61],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["muted","earth-tone"],"luminance":0.0899,"contrast":{"black":2.8,"white":7.51},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.51},"description":"Umber is #635147, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Loam, it is darker 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/umber/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":15.4,"contrastRatio":1,"hslDelta":{"hue":5,"saturation":14,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0003,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Loam","moreSaturatedColor":"Loam"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Loam","background":"#6B4F3A","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.49},{"color":"Umber","background":"#635147","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.51}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Loam is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6B4F3A.","chooseSecondWhen":"Umber is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #635147.","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/loam-vs-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/loam-vs-umber/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/loam-vs-umber.json"}