Nearest-color comparison
Avocado #568203 vs Fern Frond #657220: RGB distance 36.4 and contrast 1.15:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Avocado and Fern Frond are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 36.4. Avocado is lighter by 0.0304, and Avocado is more saturated by 39 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.15:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Avocado and Fern Frond across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Avocado is #568203, a cool green with hue 81°, saturation 95% and luminance 0.1795. Beside Fern Frond, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.59:1.
green color
Fern Frond is #657220, a cool green with hue 70°, saturation 56% and luminance 0.1491. Beside Avocado, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.27:1.
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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