{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"opal-vs-pumice","type":"nearest","name":"Opal vs Pumice","verdict":"Opal and Pumice are very close colors. Pumice is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Opal and Pumice are different green colors with HEX values #A8C3BC and #BAC0B4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 19.9, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":19.9,"contrastRatio":1.01,"colors":[{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","rgb":[168,195,188],"hsl":[164,18,71],"cmyk":[14,0,4,24],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.5099,"contrast":{"black":11.2,"white":1.88},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.2},"description":"Opal is #A8C3BC, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Pumice, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/opal/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","rgb":[186,192,180],"hsl":[90,9,73],"cmyk":[3,0,6,25],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.5143,"contrast":{"black":11.29,"white":1.86},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.29},"description":"Pumice is #BAC0B4, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Opal, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pumice/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":19.9,"contrastRatio":1.01,"hslDelta":{"hue":74,"saturation":9,"lightness":2},"luminanceDelta":0.0044,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Pumice","moreSaturatedColor":"Opal"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.01,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Opal","background":"#A8C3BC","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.2},{"color":"Pumice","background":"#BAC0B4","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":11.29}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Opal is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #A8C3BC.","chooseSecondWhen":"Pumice is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BAC0B4.","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/opal-vs-pumice.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/opal-vs-pumice/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/opal-vs-pumice.json"}