Nearest-color comparison
Burnt Orange #CC5500 vs Mahogany #C04000: RGB distance 24.2 and contrast 1.22:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Burnt Orange and Mahogany are very close, with an RGB distance of 24.2. Burnt Orange is lighter by 0.0446, and their saturation is equal. 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 Burnt Orange and Mahogany across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange with hue 25°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1933. Beside Mahogany, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.87:1.
orange color
Mahogany is #C04000, a warm orange with hue 20°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.1487. Beside Burnt Orange, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.28:1.
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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"description": "Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Mahogany, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/burnt-orange/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"
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"slug": "mahogany",
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"hex": "#C04000",
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38
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"description": "Mahogany is #C04000, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Burnt Orange, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
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"chooseFirstWhen": "Burnt Orange is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC5500.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Mahogany is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C04000.",
"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": "Burnt Orange and Mahogany are different orange colors with HEX values #CC5500 and #C04000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.2, their contrast ratio is 1.22:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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