{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"tan-vs-ecru","type":"nearest","name":"Tan vs Ecru","verdict":"Tan and Ecru are very close colors. Tan is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Tan and Ecru are different orange and yellow colors with HEX values #D2B48C and #C2B280. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 20.1, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":20.1,"contrastRatio":1.07,"colors":[{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","rgb":[210,180,140],"hsl":[34,44,69],"cmyk":[0,14,33,18],"family":"orange","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.4824,"contrast":{"black":10.65,"white":1.97},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":10.65},"description":"Tan is #D2B48C, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Ecru, it is lighter and more saturated. 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/tan/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json"},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","rgb":[194,178,128],"hsl":[45,35,63],"cmyk":[0,8,34,24],"family":"yellow","temperature":"warm","tone":["earth-tone"],"luminance":0.4487,"contrast":{"black":9.97,"white":2.11},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.97},"description":"Ecru is #C2B280, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Tan, 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/ecru/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":20.1,"contrastRatio":1.07,"hslDelta":{"hue":11,"saturation":9,"lightness":6},"luminanceDelta":0.0337,"sameFamily":false,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["earth-tone"],"lighterColor":"Tan","moreSaturatedColor":"Tan"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.07,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Tan","background":"#D2B48C","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":10.65},{"color":"Ecru","background":"#C2B280","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":9.97}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Tan is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2B48C.","chooseSecondWhen":"Ecru is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C2B280.","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/tan-vs-ecru.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/tan-vs-ecru/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/tan-vs-ecru.json"}