Nearest-color comparison
Alabaster #EDEAE0 vs Platinum #E5E4E2: RGB distance 10.2 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Alabaster and Platinum are very close, with an RGB distance of 10.2. Alabaster is lighter by 0.0459, and Alabaster is more saturated by 22 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Alabaster and Platinum across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Alabaster is #EDEAE0, a warm yellow with hue 46°, saturation 27% and luminance 0.8223. Beside Platinum, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.45:1.
gray color
Platinum is #E5E4E2, a neutral gray with hue 40°, saturation 5% and luminance 0.7764. Beside Alabaster, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 16.53:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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{
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229,
228,
226
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40,
5,
89
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0,
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1,
10
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"description": "Platinum is #E5E4E2, a neutral gray color with light character. Compared with Alabaster, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"safeText": [
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"background": "#EDEAE0",
"foreground": "#000000",
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{
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"chooseFirstWhen": "Alabaster is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EDEAE0.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Platinum is better when the design needs light gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #E5E4E2.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Alabaster and Platinum are different yellow and gray colors with HEX values #EDEAE0 and #E5E4E2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.2, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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