Nearest-color comparison

Burnt Orange vs Rust

Burnt Orange and Rust are different orange colors with HEX values #CC5500 and #B7410E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 32.2, their contrast ratio is 1.29:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Burnt Orange and Rust are visually related colors. Burnt Orange is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.29:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Rust#B7410E

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Burnt Orange and Rust across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance32.2

Pair contrast1.29:1

Luminance delta0.0545

Hue delta7 deg

Lighter colorBurnt Orange

More saturatedBurnt Orange

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Burnt Orange

Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Rust, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CC5500 RGB204, 85, 0 HSL25, 100, 40 CMYK0, 58, 100, 20 Luminance0.1933 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Rust

Rust is #B7410E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Burnt Orange, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B7410E RGB183, 65, 14 HSL18, 86, 39 CMYK0, 64, 92, 28 Luminance0.1388 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Burnt Orange or Rust

Choose Burnt OrangeBurnt Orange is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC5500.

Choose RustRust is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B7410E.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyBurnt OrangeRust

HEX#CC5500#B7410E

RGB204, 85, 0183, 65, 14

HSL25, 100, 4018, 86, 39

CMYK0, 58, 100, 200, 64, 92, 28

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.19330.1388

Black contrast4.87:13.78:1

White contrast4.32:15.56:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Burnt Orangeblack text - 4.87:1

Rustwhite text - 5.56:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Burnt Orange#CC5500

Rust#B7410E

#FF8229#FF8229

#F06C33#F06C33

#0077CC#0077CC

#0E86B9#0E86B9

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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  {
    "slug": "burnt-orange",
    "name": "Burnt Orange",
    "hex": "#CC5500",
    "rgb": [
      204,
      85,
      0
    ],
    "hsl": [
      25,
      100,
      40
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      58,
      100,
      20
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1933,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.87,
      "white": 4.32
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.87
    },
    "description": "Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Rust, it is lighter 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/burnt-orange/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "rust",
    "name": "Rust",
    "hex": "#B7410E",
    "rgb": [
      183,
      65,
      14
    ],
    "hsl": [
      18,
      86,
      39
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      64,
      92,
      28
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1388,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 3.78,
      "white": 5.56
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.56
    },
    "description": "Rust is #B7410E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Burnt Orange, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rust/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 32.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.29,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 7,
    "saturation": 14,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0545,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Burnt Orange",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Burnt Orange"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.29,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Burnt Orange",
      "background": "#CC5500",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.87
    },
    {
      "color": "Rust",
      "background": "#B7410E",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 5.56
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Burnt Orange is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CC5500.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Rust is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B7410E.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/burnt-orange-vs-rust.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "burnt-orange-vs-rust",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Burnt Orange vs Rust",
  "verdict": "Burnt Orange and Rust are visually related colors. Burnt Orange is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.29:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Burnt Orange and Rust are different orange colors with HEX values #CC5500 and #B7410E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 32.2, their contrast ratio is 1.29:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
  "rgbDistance": 32.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.29,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "burnt-orange",
      "name": "Burnt Orange",
      "hex": "#CC5500",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        85,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        25,
        100,
        40
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        58,
        100,
        20
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1933,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.87,
        "white": 4.32
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 4.87
      },
      "description": "Burnt Orange is #CC5500, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Rust, it is lighter 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/burnt-orange/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rust",
      "name": "Rust",
      "hex": "#B7410E",
      "rgb": [
        183,
        65,
        14
      ],
      "hsl": [
        18,
        86,
        39
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        64,
        92,
        28
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "vibrant"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1388,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 3.78,
        "white": 5.56
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.56
      },
      "description": "Rust is #B7410E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Burnt Orange, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rust/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
    "rgbDistance": 32.2,
    "contrastRatio": 1.29,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 7,
      "saturation": 14,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0545,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Burnt Orange",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Burnt Orange"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.29,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Burnt Orange",
        "background": "#CC5500",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 4.87
      },
      {
        "color": "Rust",
        "background": "#B7410E",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 5.56
      }
    ]
  },
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Rust is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B7410E.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/burnt-orange-vs-rust.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-orange.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/burnt-orange-vs-rust/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/burnt-orange-vs-rust.json"
}