Nearest-color comparison

Alabaster vs Marble White

Alabaster and Marble White are different yellow colors with HEX values #EDEAE0 and #F2F0E6. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.8, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Alabaster and Marble White are very close colors. Marble White is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Marble White#F2F0E6

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Alabaster and Marble White across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance9.8

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0468

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorMarble White

More saturatedMarble White

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Alabaster

Alabaster is #EDEAE0, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Marble White, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EDEAE0 RGB237, 234, 224 HSL46, 27, 90 CMYK0, 1, 5, 7 Luminance0.8223 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Marble White

Marble White is #F2F0E6, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Alabaster, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F2F0E6 RGB242, 240, 230 HSL50, 32, 93 CMYK0, 1, 5, 5 Luminance0.8691 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Alabaster or Marble White

Choose AlabasterAlabaster is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EDEAE0.

Choose Marble WhiteMarble White is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F2F0E6.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyAlabasterMarble White

HEX#EDEAE0#F2F0E6

RGB237, 234, 224242, 240, 230

HSL46, 27, 9050, 32, 93

CMYK0, 1, 5, 70, 1, 5, 5

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLightLight

Luminance0.82230.8691

Black contrast17.45:118.38:1

White contrast1.2:11.14:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Alabasterblack text - 17.45:1

Marble Whiteblack text - 18.38:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Alabaster#EDEAE0

Marble White#F2F0E6

White#FFFFFF

#DFE2EC#DFE2EC

#E7E9F3#E7E9F3

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "rgb": [
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      27,
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    "cmyk": [
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    "luminance": 0.8223,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 1.2
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
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      ],
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        "#1A1A1A",
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.45
    },
    "description": "Alabaster is #EDEAE0, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Marble White, 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/alabaster/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "marble-white",
    "name": "Marble White",
    "hex": "#F2F0E6",
    "rgb": [
      242,
      240,
      230
    ],
    "hsl": [
      50,
      32,
      93
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      1,
      5,
      5
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.8691,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 18.38,
      "white": 1.14
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.38
    },
    "description": "Marble White is #F2F0E6, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Alabaster, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/marble-white/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marble-white.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 9.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 4,
    "saturation": 5,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0468,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Marble White",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Marble White"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Alabaster",
      "background": "#EDEAE0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.45
    },
    {
      "color": "Marble White",
      "background": "#F2F0E6",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.38
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Alabaster is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EDEAE0.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Marble White is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F2F0E6.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/alabaster-vs-marble-white.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/alabaster.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marble-white.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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