Nearest-color comparison
Bone #E3DAC9 vs Quartz #E7D9D1: RGB distance 9 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Bone and Quartz are very close, with an RGB distance of 9. Quartz is lighter by 0.0053, and Bone is more saturated by 1 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Bone and Quartz across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Bone is #E3DAC9, a warm orange with hue 39°, saturation 32% and luminance 0.7069. Beside Quartz, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.14:1.
orange color
Quartz is #E7D9D1, a warm orange with hue 22°, saturation 31% and luminance 0.7122. Beside Bone, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.24:1.
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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"chooseSecondWhen": "Quartz is better when the design needs light orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E7D9D1.",
"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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"summary": "Bone and Quartz are different orange colors with HEX values #E3DAC9 and #E7D9D1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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