{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"stone-vs-warm-gray","type":"nearest","name":"Stone vs Warm Gray","verdict":"Stone and Warm Gray are very close colors. Warm Gray is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Stone and Warm Gray are different gray colors with HEX values #8A817C and #8A8378. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4.5, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":4.5,"contrastRatio":1.02,"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 Warm Gray, it is darker and less 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":"warm-gray","name":"Warm Gray","hex":"#8A8378","rgb":[138,131,120],"hsl":[37,7,51],"cmyk":[0,5,13,46],"family":"gray","temperature":"neutral","tone":["muted"],"luminance":0.2299,"contrast":{"black":5.6,"white":3.75},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.6},"description":"Warm Gray is #8A8378, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Stone, it is lighter 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/warm-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":4.5,"contrastRatio":1.02,"hslDelta":{"hue":16,"saturation":1,"lightness":0},"luminanceDelta":0.0043,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["muted"],"lighterColor":"Warm Gray","moreSaturatedColor":"Warm Gray"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.02,"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":"Warm Gray","background":"#8A8378","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.6}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Stone is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A817C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Warm Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A8378.","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-warm-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/stone-vs-warm-gray/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/stone-vs-warm-gray.json"}