Nearest-color comparison
Blanched Almond #FFEBCD vs Champagne #F7E7CE: RGB distance 9 and contrast 1.04:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Blanched Almond and Champagne are very close, with an RGB distance of 9. Blanched Almond is lighter by 0.037, and Blanched Almond is more saturated by 28 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Blanched Almond and Champagne across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Blanched Almond is #FFEBCD, a warm orange with hue 36°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.8508. Beside Champagne, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 18.02:1.
orange color
Champagne is #F7E7CE, a warm orange with hue 37°, saturation 72% and luminance 0.8138. Beside Blanched Almond, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.28:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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"summary": "Blanched Almond and Champagne are different orange colors with HEX values #FFEBCD and #F7E7CE. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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