{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"stone-vs-titanium","type":"nearest","name":"Stone vs Titanium","verdict":"Stone and Titanium are very close colors. Titanium is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Stone and Titanium are different gray colors with HEX values #8A817C and #878681. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 7.7, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":7.7,"contrastRatio":1.04,"colors":[{"slug":"stone","name":"Stone","hex":"#8A817C","rgb":[138,129,124],"hsl":[21,6,51],"cmyk":[0,7,10,46],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2256,"contrast":{"black":5.51,"white":3.81},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.51},"description":"Stone is #8A817C, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Titanium, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/stone/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"},{"slug":"titanium","name":"Titanium","hex":"#878681","rgb":[135,134,129],"hsl":[50,2,52],"cmyk":[0,1,4,47],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2379,"contrast":{"black":5.76,"white":3.65},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.76},"description":"Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Stone, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/titanium/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":7.7,"contrastRatio":1.04,"hslDelta":{"hue":29,"saturation":4,"lightness":1},"luminanceDelta":0.0123,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Titanium","moreSaturatedColor":"Stone"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.04,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Stone","background":"#8A817C","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.51},{"color":"Titanium","background":"#878681","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.76}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Stone is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A817C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Titanium is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #878681.","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/stone-vs-titanium.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/stone-vs-titanium/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/stone-vs-titanium.json"}