{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"pompeian-red-vs-firebrick","type":"nearest","name":"Pompeian Red vs Firebrick","verdict":"Pompeian Red and Firebrick are visually related colors. Firebrick is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Pompeian Red and Firebrick are different red colors with HEX values #A42A04 and #B22222. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 34.1, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":34.1,"contrastRatio":1.08,"colors":[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","rgb":[164,42,4],"hsl":[14,95,33],"cmyk":[0,74,98,36],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.0956,"contrast":{"black":2.91,"white":7.21},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.21},"description":"Pompeian Red is #A42A04, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Firebrick, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with white text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pompeian-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json"},{"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 Pompeian 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"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":34.1,"contrastRatio":1.08,"hslDelta":{"hue":14,"saturation":27,"lightness":9},"luminanceDelta":0.0116,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["balanced"],"lighterColor":"Firebrick","moreSaturatedColor":"Pompeian Red"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.08,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Pompeian Red","background":"#A42A04","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":7.21},{"color":"Firebrick","background":"#B22222","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":6.68}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Pompeian Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A42A04.","chooseSecondWhen":"Firebrick is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B22222.","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/pompeian-red-vs-firebrick.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/firebrick.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/pompeian-red-vs-firebrick/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/pompeian-red-vs-firebrick.json"}