Nearest-color comparison

Bronze vs Peru

Bronze #CD7F32 vs Peru #CD853F: RGB distance 14.3 and contrast 1.05:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Bronze and Peru are very close, with an RGB distance of 14.3. Peru is lighter by 0.0172, and Bronze is more saturated by 2 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Bronze and Peru across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance14.3

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0172

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorPeru

More saturatedBronze

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Bronze

Bronze is #CD7F32, a warm orange with hue 30°, saturation 61% and luminance 0.2839. Beside Peru, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 6.68:1.

HEX#CD7F32 RGB205, 127, 50 HSL30, 61, 50 CMYK0, 38, 76, 20 Luminance0.2839 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Peru

Peru is #CD853F, a warm orange with hue 30°, saturation 59% and luminance 0.3011. Beside Bronze, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 7.02:1.

HEX#CD853F RGB205, 133, 63 HSL30, 59, 53 CMYK0, 35, 69, 20 Luminance0.3011 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Bronze or Peru

Choose BronzeChoose Bronze when the design calls for earth tone orange color at #CD7F32, with warm temperature and 50% HSL lightness.

Choose PeruChoose Peru when #CD853F, its earth tone orange character, or its 53% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.05:1. They share earth tone tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBronzePeru

HEX#CD7F32#CD853F

RGB205, 127, 50205, 133, 63

HSL30, 61, 5030, 59, 53

CMYK0, 38, 76, 200, 35, 69, 20

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.28390.3011

Black contrast6.68:17.02:1

White contrast3.14:12.99:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Bronzeblack text - 6.68:1

Perublack text - 7.02:1

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Related Palette Strip

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

Bronze#CD7F32

Peru#CD853F

#DFAD7C#DFAD7C

#E1B589#E1B589

#327FCD#327FCD

#4087CE#4087CE

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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    ],
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      0,
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      20
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
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    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.68,
      "white": 3.14
    },
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        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.68
    },
    "description": "Bronze is #CD7F32, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Peru, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bronze/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "peru",
    "name": "Peru",
    "hex": "#CD853F",
    "rgb": [
      205,
      133,
      63
    ],
    "hsl": [
      30,
      59,
      53
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      35,
      69,
      20
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3011,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 7.02,
      "white": 2.99
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
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      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.02
    },
    "description": "Peru is #CD853F, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Bronze, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/peru/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 14.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 2,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0172,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Peru",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Bronze"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Bronze",
      "background": "#CD7F32",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.68
    },
    {
      "color": "Peru",
      "background": "#CD853F",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.02
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Bronze is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD7F32.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Peru is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD853F.",
  "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/bronze-vs-peru.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bronze.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peru.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Bronze and Peru are different orange colors with HEX values #CD7F32 and #CD853F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.3, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      },
      "description": "Bronze is #CD7F32, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Peru, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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      },
      "description": "Peru is #CD853F, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Bronze, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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