Nearest-color comparison

Brick Red vs Burnt Umber

Brick Red and Burnt Umber are different red colors with HEX values #8A3324 and #8A3324. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Brick Red and Burnt Umber are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Brick Red#8A3324

Burnt Umber#8A3324

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Brick Red and Burnt Umber across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance0

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorBrick Red

More saturatedBrick Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Brick Red

Brick Red is #8A3324, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Burnt Umber, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8A3324 RGB138, 51, 36 HSL9, 59, 34 CMYK0, 63, 74, 46 Luminance0.079 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber is #8A3324, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Brick Red, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8A3324 RGB138, 51, 36 HSL9, 59, 34 CMYK0, 63, 74, 46 Luminance0.079 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Brick Red or Burnt Umber

Choose Brick RedBrick Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A3324.

Choose Burnt UmberBurnt Umber is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A3324.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBrick RedBurnt Umber

HEX#8A3324#8A3324

RGB138, 51, 36138, 51, 36

HSL9, 59, 349, 59, 34

CMYK0, 63, 74, 460, 63, 74, 46

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.0790.079

Black contrast2.58:12.58:1

White contrast8.14:18.14:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Brick Redwhite text - 8.14:1

Burnt Umberwhite text - 8.14:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Burnt Umber#8A3324

#CD523C#CD523C

#247B8A#247B8A

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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      9,
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    "cmyk": [
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      46
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    "contrast": {
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    },
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    },
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      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.14
    },
    "description": "Brick Red is #8A3324, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Burnt Umber, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for branding accents, editorial palettes, and product design, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/brick-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "burnt-umber",
    "name": "Burnt Umber",
    "hex": "#8A3324",
    "rgb": [
      138,
      51,
      36
    ],
    "hsl": [
      9,
      59,
      34
    ],
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      46
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    "temperature": "warm",
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      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.079,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.58,
      "white": 8.14
    },
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        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.14
    },
    "description": "Burnt Umber is #8A3324, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Brick Red, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/burnt-umber/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 0,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Brick Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Brick Red"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Brick Red",
      "background": "#8A3324",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.14
    },
    {
      "color": "Burnt Umber",
      "background": "#8A3324",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.14
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Burnt Umber is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A3324.",
  "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/brick-red-vs-burnt-umber.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brick-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-umber.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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