Nearest-color comparison
Brass #B5A642 vs Brushed Brass #B5A642: RGB distance 0 and contrast 1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Brass and Brushed Brass are very close, with an RGB distance of 0. Their luminance is equal, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Brass and Brushed Brass across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Brass is #B5A642, a warm yellow with hue 52°, saturation 47% and luminance 0.3749. Beside Brushed Brass, it is equal in luminance and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.5:1.
yellow color
Brushed Brass is #B5A642, a warm yellow with hue 52°, saturation 47% and luminance 0.3749. Beside Brass, it is equal in luminance and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.5:1.
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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