Nearest-color comparison

Burnt Sienna vs Coral

Burnt Sienna and Coral are different red and orange colors with HEX values #E97451 and #FF7F50. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.6, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Burnt Sienna and Coral are very close colors. Coral is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Coral#FF7F50

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance24.6

Pair contrast1.19:1

Luminance delta0.0661

Hue delta2 deg

Lighter colorCoral

More saturatedCoral

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna is #E97451, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Coral, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E97451 RGB233, 116, 81 HSL14, 78, 62 CMYK0, 50, 65, 9 Luminance0.3041 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Coral

Coral is #FF7F50, a warm orange color with vibrant and bright character. Compared with Burnt Sienna, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for calls to action, summer palettes, and friendly branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FF7F50 RGB255, 127, 80 HSL16, 100, 66 CMYK0, 50, 69, 0 Luminance0.3702 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Burnt Sienna or Coral

Choose Burnt SiennaBurnt Sienna is better when the design needs vibrant red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E97451.

Choose CoralCoral is better when the design needs vibrant and bright orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF7F50.

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 SiennaCoral

HEX#E97451#FF7F50

RGB233, 116, 81255, 127, 80

HSL14, 78, 6216, 100, 66

CMYK0, 50, 65, 90, 50, 69, 0

FamilyRedOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant, Bright

Luminance0.30410.3702

Black contrast7.08:18.4:1

White contrast2.97:12.5:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Burnt Siennablack text - 7.08:1

Coralblack text - 8.4:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Coral#FF7F50

#F4B7A4#F4B7A4

#FFC3AD#FFC3AD

#53C6EA#53C6EA

#52D1FF#52D1FF

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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    },
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.08
    },
    "description": "Burnt Sienna is #E97451, a warm red color with vibrant character. Compared with Coral, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/burnt-sienna/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "coral",
    "name": "Coral",
    "hex": "#FF7F50",
    "rgb": [
      255,
      127,
      80
    ],
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    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      69,
      0
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    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant",
      "bright"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3702,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 8.4,
      "white": 2.5
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
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      ],
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        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.4
    },
    "description": "Coral is #FF7F50, a warm orange color with vibrant and bright character. Compared with Burnt Sienna, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for calls to action, summer palettes, and friendly branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/coral/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 24.6,
  "contrastRatio": 1.19,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 2,
    "saturation": 22,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0661,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Coral",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Coral"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.19,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Burnt Sienna",
      "background": "#E97451",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.08
    },
    {
      "color": "Coral",
      "background": "#FF7F50",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.4
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Coral is better when the design needs vibrant and bright orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FF7F50.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/burnt-sienna-vs-coral.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/coral.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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