{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"red-clay-vs-adobe","type":"nearest","name":"Red Clay vs Adobe","verdict":"Red Clay and Adobe are very close colors. Adobe is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.21:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Red Clay and Adobe are different orange colors with HEX values #B45A3C and #BD6C48. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.4, their contrast ratio is 1.21:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":23.4,"contrastRatio":1.21,"colors":[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","rgb":[180,90,60],"hsl":[15,50,47],"cmyk":[0,50,67,29],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.1734,"contrast":{"black":4.47,"white":4.7},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.7},"description":"Red Clay is #B45A3C, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Adobe, it is darker 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/red-clay/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json"},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","rgb":[189,108,72],"hsl":[18,47,51],"cmyk":[0,43,62,26],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.2201,"contrast":{"black":5.4,"white":3.89},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.4},"description":"Adobe is #BD6C48, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Red Clay, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/adobe/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":23.4,"contrastRatio":1.21,"hslDelta":{"hue":3,"saturation":3,"lightness":4},"luminanceDelta":0.0467,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Adobe","moreSaturatedColor":"Red Clay"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.21,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Red Clay","background":"#B45A3C","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":4.7},{"color":"Adobe","background":"#BD6C48","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.4}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Red Clay is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B45A3C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Adobe is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #BD6C48.","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/red-clay-vs-adobe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/red-clay-vs-adobe/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/red-clay-vs-adobe.json"}