{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"oxidized-copper-vs-smoke","type":"nearest","name":"Oxidized Copper vs Smoke","verdict":"Oxidized Copper and Smoke are very close colors. Smoke is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Oxidized Copper and Smoke are different cyan and gray colors with HEX values #6E7F80 and #738276. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.6, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":11.6,"contrastRatio":1.03,"colors":[{"slug":"oxidized-copper","name":"Oxidized Copper","hex":"#6E7F80","rgb":[110,127,128],"hsl":[183,8,47],"cmyk":[14,1,0,50],"family":"cyan","temperature":"cool","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2005,"contrast":{"black":5.01,"white":4.19},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.01},"description":"Oxidized Copper is #6E7F80, a cool cyan color with muted character. Compared with Smoke, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/oxidized-copper/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxidized-copper.json"},{"slug":"smoke","name":"Smoke","hex":"#738276","rgb":[115,130,118],"hsl":[132,6,48],"cmyk":[12,0,9,49],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2092,"contrast":{"black":5.18,"white":4.05},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.18},"description":"Smoke is #738276, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Oxidized Copper, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/smoke/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":11.6,"contrastRatio":1.03,"hslDelta":{"hue":51,"saturation":2,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0087,"sameFamily":false,"sameTemperature":false,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Smoke","moreSaturatedColor":"Oxidized Copper"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.03,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Oxidized Copper","background":"#6E7F80","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.01},{"color":"Smoke","background":"#738276","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.18}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Oxidized Copper is better when the design needs muted cyan character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #6E7F80.","chooseSecondWhen":"Smoke is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #738276.","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/oxidized-copper-vs-smoke.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oxidized-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/smoke.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/oxidized-copper-vs-smoke/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/oxidized-copper-vs-smoke.json"}