Nearest-color comparison

Antique Gold vs Oak

Antique Gold and Oak are different orange colors with HEX values #B08D57 and #A8754F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 26.5, their contrast ratio is 1.28:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Antique Gold and Oak are visually related colors. Antique Gold is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.28:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Antique Gold and Oak across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance26.5

Pair contrast1.28:1

Luminance delta0.0736

Hue delta10 deg

Lighter colorAntique Gold

More saturatedAntique Gold

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Antique Gold

Antique Gold is #B08D57, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Oak, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B08D57 RGB176, 141, 87 HSL36, 36, 52 CMYK0, 20, 51, 31 Luminance0.2897 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Oak

Oak is #A8754F, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Antique Gold, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#A8754F RGB168, 117, 79 HSL26, 36, 48 CMYK0, 30, 53, 34 Luminance0.2161 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Antique Gold or Oak

Choose Antique GoldAntique Gold is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B08D57.

Choose OakOak is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A8754F.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyAntique GoldOak

HEX#B08D57#A8754F

RGB176, 141, 87168, 117, 79

HSL36, 36, 5226, 36, 48

CMYK0, 20, 51, 310, 30, 53, 34

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.28970.2161

Black contrast6.79:15.32:1

White contrast3.09:13.95:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Antique Goldblack text - 6.79:1

Oakblack text - 5.32:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Antique Gold#B08D57

Oak#A8754F

#CEB897#CEB897

#C8A489#C8A489

#597CB1#597CB1

#4E80A6#4E80A6

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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    },
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    },
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      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.79
    },
    "description": "Antique Gold is #B08D57, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Oak, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/antique-gold/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "oak",
    "name": "Oak",
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      34
    ],
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    "luminance": 0.2161,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.32,
      "white": 3.95
    },
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      "label": "black text",
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    },
    "description": "Oak is #A8754F, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Antique Gold, it is darker and similar in saturation. 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/oak/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 26.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.28,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 10,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0736,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Antique Gold",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Antique Gold"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.28,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Antique Gold",
      "background": "#B08D57",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.79
    },
    {
      "color": "Oak",
      "background": "#A8754F",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.32
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Oak is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A8754F.",
  "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/antique-gold-vs-oak.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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