{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"mahogany-vs-rust","type":"nearest","name":"Mahogany vs Rust","verdict":"Mahogany and Rust are very close colors. Mahogany 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":"Mahogany and Rust are different orange colors with HEX values #C04000 and #B7410E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 16.7, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":16.7,"contrastRatio":1.05,"colors":[{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","rgb":[192,64,0],"hsl":[20,100,38],"cmyk":[0,67,100,25],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.1487,"contrast":{"black":3.97,"white":5.28},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.28},"description":"Mahogany is #C04000, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Rust, it is lighter 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/mahogany/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json"},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","rgb":[183,65,14],"hsl":[18,86,39],"cmyk":[0,64,92,28],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.1388,"contrast":{"black":3.78,"white":5.56},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.56},"description":"Rust is #B7410E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Mahogany, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rust/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":16.7,"contrastRatio":1.05,"hslDelta":{"hue":2,"saturation":14,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0099,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["vibrant"],"lighterColor":"Mahogany","moreSaturatedColor":"Mahogany"},"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":"Mahogany","background":"#C04000","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.28},{"color":"Rust","background":"#B7410E","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":5.56}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Mahogany is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C04000.","chooseSecondWhen":"Rust is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B7410E.","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/mahogany-vs-rust.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/mahogany-vs-rust/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/mahogany-vs-rust.json"}