{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"spring-green-vs-jade","type":"nearest","name":"Spring Green vs Jade","verdict":"Spring Green and Jade are clearly different colors. Spring Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 2.29:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Spring Green and Jade are different green colors with HEX values #00FF7F and #00A86B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 89.3, their contrast ratio is 2.29:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":89.3,"contrastRatio":2.29,"colors":[{"slug":"spring-green","name":"Spring Green","hex":"#00FF7F","rgb":[0,255,127],"hsl":[150,100,50],"cmyk":[100,0,50,0],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.7305,"contrast":{"black":15.61,"white":1.35},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":15.61},"description":"Spring Green is #00FF7F, a cool green color with vibrant character. Compared with Jade, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/spring-green/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spring-green.json"},{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","rgb":[0,168,107],"hsl":[158,100,33],"cmyk":[100,0,36,34],"family":"green","temperature":"cool","tone":["jewel-tone"],"luminance":0.2907,"contrast":{"black":6.81,"white":3.08},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.81},"description":"Jade is #00A86B, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Spring Green, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/jade/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":89.3,"contrastRatio":2.29,"hslDelta":{"hue":8,"saturation":0,"lightness":17},"luminanceDelta":0.4398,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":[],"lighterColor":"Spring Green","moreSaturatedColor":"Spring Green"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":2.29,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Spring Green","background":"#00FF7F","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":15.61},{"color":"Jade","background":"#00A86B","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.81}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Spring Green is better when the design needs vibrant green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00FF7F.","chooseSecondWhen":"Jade is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00A86B.","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/spring-green-vs-jade.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spring-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/spring-green-vs-jade/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/spring-green-vs-jade.json"}