Nearest-color comparison
Brushed Brass #B5A642 vs Old Gold #CFB53B: RGB distance 30.8 and contrast 1.22:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Brushed Brass and Old Gold are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 30.8. Old Gold is lighter by 0.0914, and Old Gold is more saturated by 14 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.22:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Brushed Brass and Old Gold across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Brushed Brass is #B5A642, a warm yellow with hue 52°, saturation 47% and luminance 0.3749. Beside Old Gold, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.5:1.
yellow color
Old Gold is #CFB53B, a warm yellow with hue 49°, saturation 61% and luminance 0.4663. Beside Brushed Brass, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.33:1.
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": "Old Gold is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CFB53B.",
"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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