Nearest-color comparison
Burly Wood #DEB887 vs Tan #D2B48C: RGB distance 13.6 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Burly Wood and Tan are very close, with an RGB distance of 13.6. Burly Wood is lighter by 0.0332, and Burly Wood is more saturated by 13 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Burly Wood and Tan across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Burly Wood is #DEB887, a warm orange with hue 34°, saturation 57% and luminance 0.5156. Beside Tan, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.31:1.
orange color
Tan is #D2B48C, a warm orange with hue 34°, saturation 44% and luminance 0.4824. Beside Burly Wood, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.65:1.
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": "Tan is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2B48C.",
"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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"summary": "Burly Wood and Tan are different orange colors with HEX values #DEB887 and #D2B48C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 13.6, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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