Nearest-color comparison

Amber vs Honey

Amber and Honey are different yellow colors with HEX values #FFBF00 and #FFC30B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.7, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Amber and Honey are very close colors. Honey is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Amber#FFBF00

Honey#FFC30B

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Amber and Honey across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance11.7

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0179

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorHoney

More saturatedAmber

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Amber

Amber is #FFBF00, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Honey, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFBF00 RGB255, 191, 0 HSL45, 100, 50 CMYK0, 25, 100, 0 Luminance0.5852 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Honey

Honey is #FFC30B, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Amber, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFC30B RGB255, 195, 11 HSL45, 100, 52 CMYK0, 24, 96, 0 Luminance0.6031 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Amber or Honey

Choose AmberAmber is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFBF00.

Choose HoneyHoney is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFC30B.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyAmberHoney

HEX#FFBF00#FFC30B

RGB255, 191, 0255, 195, 11

HSL45, 100, 5045, 100, 52

CMYK0, 25, 100, 00, 24, 96, 0

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.58520.6031

Black contrast12.7:113.06:1

White contrast1.65:11.61:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Amberblack text - 12.7:1

Honeyblack text - 13.06:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Fluorescent Orange#FFBF00

Honey#FFC30B

#FFD65C#FFD65C

#FFD966#FFD966

#0040FF#0040FF

#0A47FF#0A47FF

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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  {
    "slug": "amber",
    "name": "Amber",
    "hex": "#FFBF00",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      191,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      100,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      25,
      100,
      0
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5852,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 12.7,
      "white": 1.65
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.7
    },
    "description": "Amber is #FFBF00, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Honey, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/amber/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "honey",
    "name": "Honey",
    "hex": "#FFC30B",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      195,
      11
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      100,
      52
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      24,
      96,
      0
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6031,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 13.06,
      "white": 1.61
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.06
    },
    "description": "Honey is #FFC30B, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Amber, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/honey/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 11.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0179,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Honey",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Amber"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Amber",
      "background": "#FFBF00",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.7
    },
    {
      "color": "Honey",
      "background": "#FFC30B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.06
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Amber is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFBF00.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Honey is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFC30B.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/amber-vs-honey.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/amber.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "amber-vs-honey",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Amber vs Honey",
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  "summary": "Amber and Honey are different yellow colors with HEX values #FFBF00 and #FFC30B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.7, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        100,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
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        100,
        0
      ],
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.5852,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1.65
      },
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        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 12.7
      },
      "description": "Amber is #FFBF00, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Honey, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/amber/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "honey",
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        100,
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      },
      "description": "Honey is #FFC30B, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Amber, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/honey/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/honey.json"
    }
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      "saturation": 0,
      "lightness": 2
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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        "color": "Amber",
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      },
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        "color": "Honey",
        "background": "#FFC30B",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      }
    ]
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Honey is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFC30B.",
    "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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