{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"sepia-vs-bark","type":"nearest","name":"Sepia vs Bark","verdict":"Sepia and Bark are visually related colors. Sepia is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Sepia and Bark are different orange colors with HEX values #704214 and #5B3A29. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 30.8, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":30.8,"contrastRatio":1.19,"colors":[{"slug":"sepia","name":"Sepia","hex":"#704214","rgb":[112,66,20],"hsl":[30,70,26],"cmyk":[0,41,82,56],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["balanced"],"luminance":0.0739,"contrast":{"black":2.48,"white":8.47},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.47},"description":"Sepia is #704214, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bark, 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/sepia/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","rgb":[91,58,41],"hsl":[20,38,26],"cmyk":[0,36,55,64],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.0541,"contrast":{"black":2.08,"white":10.09},"wcag":{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},"bestText":{"text":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.09},"description":"Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Sepia, it is darker and less 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/bark/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":30.8,"contrastRatio":1.19,"hslDelta":{"hue":10,"saturation":32,"lightness":0},"luminanceDelta":0.0198,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":[],"lighterColor":"Sepia","moreSaturatedColor":"Sepia"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.19,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Sepia","background":"#704214","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":8.47},{"color":"Bark","background":"#5B3A29","foreground":"#FFFFFF","label":"white text","ratio":10.09}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Sepia is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #704214.","chooseSecondWhen":"Bark is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #5B3A29.","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/sepia-vs-bark.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/sepia-vs-bark/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sepia-vs-bark.json"}