Nearest-color comparison

Barn Red vs Dark Red

Barn Red and Dark Red are different red colors with HEX values #7C0A02 and #8B0000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.1, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Barn Red and Dark Red are very close colors. Dark Red is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Barn Red#7C0A02

Dark Red#8B0000

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Barn Red and Dark Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance18.1

Pair contrast1.1:1

Luminance delta0.0098

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorDark Red

More saturatedDark Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Barn Red

Barn Red is #7C0A02, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Dark Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#7C0A02 RGB124, 10, 2 HSL4, 97, 25 CMYK0, 92, 98, 51 Luminance0.0451 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Dark Red

Dark Red is #8B0000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Barn Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8B0000 RGB139, 0, 0 HSL0, 100, 27 CMYK0, 100, 100, 45 Luminance0.0549 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Barn Red or Dark Red

Choose Barn RedBarn Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7C0A02.

Choose Dark RedDark Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B0000.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBarn RedDark Red

HEX#7C0A02#8B0000

RGB124, 10, 2139, 0, 0

HSL4, 97, 250, 100, 27

CMYK0, 92, 98, 510, 100, 100, 45

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.04510.0549

Black contrast1.9:12.1:1

White contrast11.04:110.01:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Barn Redwhite text - 11.04:1

Dark Redwhite text - 10.01:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Barn Red#7C0A02

Dark Red#8B0000

#D81103#D81103

Signal Red#E60000

#02757E#02757E

#008A8A#008A8A

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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      10,
      2
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      4,
      97,
      25
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      98,
      51
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.0451,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 11.04
    },
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        "#FFFFFF",
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      ],
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 11.04
    },
    "description": "Barn Red is #7C0A02, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Dark Red, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/barn-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "dark-red",
    "name": "Dark Red",
    "hex": "#8B0000",
    "rgb": [
      139,
      0,
      0
    ],
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      0,
      100,
      27
    ],
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      0,
      100,
      100,
      45
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0549,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.1,
      "white": 10.01
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.01
    },
    "description": "Dark Red is #8B0000, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Barn Red, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 18.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 4,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0098,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Dark Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Dark Red"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Barn Red",
      "background": "#7C0A02",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 11.04
    },
    {
      "color": "Dark Red",
      "background": "#8B0000",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.01
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Barn Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #7C0A02.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Dark Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8B0000.",
  "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/barn-red-vs-dark-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/barn-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Barn Red and Dark Red are different red colors with HEX values #7C0A02 and #8B0000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.1, their contrast ratio is 1.1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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