Nearest-color comparison
Bronze #CD7F32 vs Ochre #CC7722: RGB distance 17.9 and contrast 1.07:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Bronze and Ochre are very close, with an RGB distance of 17.9. Bronze is lighter by 0.0224, and Ochre is more saturated by 10 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Bronze and Ochre across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Bronze is #CD7F32, a warm orange with hue 30°, saturation 61% and luminance 0.2839. Beside Ochre, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 6.68:1.
orange color
Ochre is #CC7722, a warm orange with hue 30°, saturation 71% and luminance 0.2615. Beside Bronze, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 6.23:1.
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": "Ochre is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC7722.",
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