Nearest-color comparison
Ash Gray #B2BEB5 vs Pumice #BAC0B4: RGB distance 8.3 and contrast 1.03:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Ash Gray and Pumice are very close, with an RGB distance of 8.3. Pumice is lighter by 0.018, and Pumice is more saturated by 1 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Ash Gray and Pumice across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Ash Gray is #B2BEB5, a cool green with hue 135°, saturation 8% and luminance 0.4963. Beside Pumice, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.93:1.
green color
Pumice is #BAC0B4, a cool green with hue 90°, saturation 9% and luminance 0.5143. Beside Ash Gray, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.29:1.
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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"name": "Ash Gray",
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"rgb": [
178,
190,
181
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"hsl": [
135,
8,
72
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6,
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25
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"temperature": "cool",
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"bestText": {
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"description": "Ash Gray is #B2BEB5, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Pumice, 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/ash-gray/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json"
},
{
"slug": "pumice",
"name": "Pumice",
"hex": "#BAC0B4",
"rgb": [
186,
192,
180
],
"hsl": [
90,
9,
73
],
"cmyk": [
3,
0,
6,
25
],
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"bestText": {
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"ratio": 11.29
},
"description": "Pumice is #BAC0B4, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Ash Gray, 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/pumice/",
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}
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"saturation": 1,
"lightness": 1
},
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"moreSaturatedColor": "Pumice"
}{
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"textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
"safeText": [
{
"color": "Ash Gray",
"background": "#B2BEB5",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 10.93
},
{
"color": "Pumice",
"background": "#BAC0B4",
"foreground": "#000000",
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}
]
}{
"chooseFirstWhen": "Ash Gray is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #B2BEB5.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Pumice is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BAC0B4.",
"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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"verdict": "Ash Gray and Pumice are very close colors. Pumice 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.",
"summary": "Ash Gray and Pumice are different green colors with HEX values #B2BEB5 and #BAC0B4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 8.3, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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181
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25
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"description": "Ash Gray is #B2BEB5, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Pumice, 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/ash-gray/",
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6,
25
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Pumice is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BAC0B4.",
"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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"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json",
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