{"datasetVersion":"1.0.0","slug":"tulip-red-vs-vermilion","type":"nearest","name":"Tulip Red vs Vermilion","verdict":"Tulip Red and Vermilion are visually related colors. Tulip Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.26:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.","summary":"Tulip Red and Vermilion are different red colors with HEX values #FF4D4D and #E34234. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 39.1, their contrast ratio is 1.26:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.","rgbDistance":39.1,"contrastRatio":1.26,"colors":[{"slug":"tulip-red","name":"Tulip Red","hex":"#FF4D4D","rgb":[255,77,77],"hsl":[0,100,65],"cmyk":[0,70,70,0],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.271,"contrast":{"black":6.42,"white":3.27},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.42},"description":"Tulip Red is #FF4D4D, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Vermilion, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tulip-red/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tulip-red.json"},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","rgb":[227,66,52],"hsl":[5,76,55],"cmyk":[0,71,77,11],"family":"red","temperature":"warm","tone":["vibrant"],"luminance":0.2048,"contrast":{"black":5.1,"white":4.12},"wcag":{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]},"bestText":{"text":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.1},"description":"Vermilion is #E34234, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Tulip Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.","url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/vermilion/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json"}],"differences":{"rgbDistance":39.1,"contrastRatio":1.26,"hslDelta":{"hue":5,"saturation":24,"lightness":10},"luminanceDelta":0.0662,"sameFamily":true,"sameTemperature":true,"sharedTones":["vibrant"],"lighterColor":"Tulip Red","moreSaturatedColor":"Tulip Red"},"accessibility":{"pairContrastRatio":1.26,"textRecommendation":"Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.","safeText":[{"color":"Tulip Red","background":"#FF4D4D","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":6.42},{"color":"Vermilion","background":"#E34234","foreground":"#000000","label":"black text","ratio":5.1}]},"useCases":{"chooseFirstWhen":"Tulip Red is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF4D4D.","chooseSecondWhen":"Vermilion is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E34234.","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/tulip-red-vs-vermilion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tulip-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vermilion.json"],"url":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/tulip-red-vs-vermilion/","apiUrl":"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/tulip-red-vs-vermilion.json"}