Nearest-color comparison
Burnt Orange #CC5500 vs Rust #B7410E: RGB distance 32.2 and contrast 1.29:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Burnt Orange and Rust are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 32.2. Burnt Orange is lighter by 0.0545, and Burnt Orange is more saturated by 14 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.29:1. 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 Rust 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 Rust, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 4.87:1.
orange color
Rust is #B7410E, a warm orange with hue 18°, saturation 86% and luminance 0.1388. Beside Burnt Orange, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.56:1.
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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"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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