{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"soapstone-vs-primer-gray","type":"nearest","name":"Soapstone vs Primer Gray","verdict":"Soapstone and Primer Gray are very close colors. Soapstone is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.15:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Soapstone and Primer Gray are different gray colors with HEX values #8D9A91 and #8B8C89. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 16.2, their contrast ratio is 1.15:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":16.2,"contrastRatio":1.15,"colors":[{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","rgb":[141,154,145],"hsl":[138,6,58],"cmyk":[8,0,6,40],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.3082,"contrast":{"black":7.16,"white":2.93},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.16},"description":"Soapstone is #8D9A91, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Primer Gray, it is lighter and more 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/soapstone/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json"},{"slug":"primer-gray","name":"Primer Gray","hex":"#8B8C89","rgb":[139,140,137],"hsl":[80,1,54],"cmyk":[1,0,2,45],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2605,"contrast":{"black":6.21,"white":3.38},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.21},"description":"Primer Gray is #8B8C89, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Soapstone, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/primer-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":16.2,"contrastRatio":1.15,"hslDelta":{"hue":58,"saturation":5,"lightness":4},"luminanceDelta":0.0477,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Soapstone","moreSaturatedColor":"Soapstone"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.15,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Soapstone","background":"#8D9A91","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":7.16},{"color":"Primer Gray","background":"#8B8C89","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.21}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Soapstone is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8D9A91.","chooseSecondWhen":"Primer Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B8C89.","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/soapstone-vs-primer-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soapstone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/primer-gray.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/soapstone-vs-primer-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/soapstone-vs-primer-gray.json"}