Nearest-color comparison

Bone vs Pearl

Bone and Pearl are different orange colors with HEX values #E3DAC9 and #EAE0C8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.3, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Bone and Pearl are very close colors. Pearl is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Bone and Pearl across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance9.3

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.0428

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorPearl

More saturatedPearl

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Bone

Bone is #E3DAC9, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Pearl, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E3DAC9 RGB227, 218, 201 HSL39, 32, 84 CMYK0, 4, 11, 11 Luminance0.7069 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Pearl

Pearl is #EAE0C8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bone, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EAE0C8 RGB234, 224, 200 HSL42, 45, 85 CMYK0, 4, 15, 8 Luminance0.7497 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Bone or Pearl

Choose BoneBone is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E3DAC9.

Choose PearlPearl is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAE0C8.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBonePearl

HEX#E3DAC9#EAE0C8

RGB227, 218, 201234, 224, 200

HSL39, 32, 8442, 45, 85

CMYK0, 4, 11, 110, 4, 15, 8

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.70690.7497

Black contrast15.14:115.99:1

White contrast1.39:11.31:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Boneblack text - 15.14:1

Pearlblack text - 15.99:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Bone#E3DAC9

Pearl#EAE0C8

White#FFFFFF

#C9D2E3#C9D2E3

#C8D2EA#C8D2EA

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

[
  {
    "slug": "bone",
    "name": "Bone",
    "hex": "#E3DAC9",
    "rgb": [
      227,
      218,
      201
    ],
    "hsl": [
      39,
      32,
      84
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      4,
      11,
      11
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7069,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 15.14,
      "white": 1.39
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.14
    },
    "description": "Bone is #E3DAC9, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Pearl, 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/bone/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "pearl",
    "name": "Pearl",
    "hex": "#EAE0C8",
    "rgb": [
      234,
      224,
      200
    ],
    "hsl": [
      42,
      45,
      85
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      4,
      15,
      8
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7497,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 15.99,
      "white": 1.31
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.99
    },
    "description": "Pearl is #EAE0C8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bone, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pearl/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 9.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 3,
    "saturation": 13,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0428,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Pearl",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pearl"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Bone",
      "background": "#E3DAC9",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.14
    },
    {
      "color": "Pearl",
      "background": "#EAE0C8",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.99
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Bone is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E3DAC9.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Pearl is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAE0C8.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/bone-vs-pearl.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "bone-vs-pearl",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Bone vs Pearl",
  "verdict": "Bone and Pearl are very close colors. Pearl is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Bone and Pearl are different orange colors with HEX values #E3DAC9 and #EAE0C8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.3, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
  "rgbDistance": 9.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "bone",
      "name": "Bone",
      "hex": "#E3DAC9",
      "rgb": [
        227,
        218,
        201
      ],
      "hsl": [
        39,
        32,
        84
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        4,
        11,
        11
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7069,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.14,
        "white": 1.39
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 15.14
      },
      "description": "Bone is #E3DAC9, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Pearl, 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/bone/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "pearl",
      "name": "Pearl",
      "hex": "#EAE0C8",
      "rgb": [
        234,
        224,
        200
      ],
      "hsl": [
        42,
        45,
        85
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        4,
        15,
        8
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.7497,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 15.99,
        "white": 1.31
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 15.99
      },
      "description": "Pearl is #EAE0C8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bone, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pearl/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
    "rgbDistance": 9.3,
    "contrastRatio": 1.06,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 3,
      "saturation": 13,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0428,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Pearl",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Pearl"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Bone",
        "background": "#E3DAC9",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 15.14
      },
      {
        "color": "Pearl",
        "background": "#EAE0C8",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 15.99
      }
    ]
  },
  "useCases": {
    "chooseFirstWhen": "Bone is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E3DAC9.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Pearl is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAE0C8.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/bone-vs-pearl.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bone.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/bone-vs-pearl/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/bone-vs-pearl.json"
}