Nearest-color comparison

Camel vs Bamboo

Camel and Bamboo are different orange and yellow colors with HEX values #C19A6B and #C7B56E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.8, their contrast ratio is 1.27:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Camel and Bamboo are visually related colors. Bamboo is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.27:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Camel#C19A6B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Camel and Bamboo across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance27.8

Pair contrast1.27:1

Luminance delta0.1081

Hue delta15 deg

Lighter colorBamboo

More saturatedBamboo

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Camel

Camel is #C19A6B, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Bamboo, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C19A6B RGB193, 154, 107 HSL33, 41, 59 CMYK0, 20, 45, 24 Luminance0.3551 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Bamboo

Bamboo is #C7B56E, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Camel, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C7B56E RGB199, 181, 110 HSL48, 44, 61 CMYK0, 9, 45, 22 Luminance0.4632 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Camel or Bamboo

Choose CamelCamel is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C19A6B.

Choose BambooBamboo is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C7B56E.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCamelBamboo

HEX#C19A6B#C7B56E

RGB193, 154, 107199, 181, 110

HSL33, 41, 5948, 44, 61

CMYK0, 20, 45, 240, 9, 45, 22

FamilyOrangeYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.35510.4632

Black contrast8.1:110.26:1

White contrast2.59:12.05:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Camelblack text - 8.1:1

Bambooblack text - 10.26:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Camel#C19A6B

Bamboo#C7B56E

#DCC7AC#DCC7AC

#E1D8B2#E1D8B2

#6C92C1#6C92C1

#7081C7#7081C7

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": "camel",
    "name": "Camel",
    "hex": "#C19A6B",
    "rgb": [
      193,
      154,
      107
    ],
    "hsl": [
      33,
      41,
      59
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      20,
      45,
      24
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3551,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 8.1,
      "white": 2.59
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.1
    },
    "description": "Camel is #C19A6B, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Bamboo, it is darker and less 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/camel/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "bamboo",
    "name": "Bamboo",
    "hex": "#C7B56E",
    "rgb": [
      199,
      181,
      110
    ],
    "hsl": [
      48,
      44,
      61
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      9,
      45,
      22
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4632,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 10.26,
      "white": 2.05
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.26
    },
    "description": "Bamboo is #C7B56E, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Camel, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bamboo/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 27.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.27,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 15,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.1081,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Bamboo",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Bamboo"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.27,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Camel",
      "background": "#C19A6B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.1
    },
    {
      "color": "Bamboo",
      "background": "#C7B56E",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.26
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Camel is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C19A6B.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Bamboo is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C7B56E.",
  "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/camel-vs-bamboo.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "camel-vs-bamboo",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Camel vs Bamboo",
  "verdict": "Camel and Bamboo are visually related colors. Bamboo is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.27:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Camel and Bamboo are different orange and yellow colors with HEX values #C19A6B and #C7B56E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.8, their contrast ratio is 1.27:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.27,
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      "rgb": [
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      "hsl": [
        33,
        41,
        59
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        20,
        45,
        24
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.3551,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 8.1,
        "white": 2.59
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000"
        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 8.1
      },
      "description": "Camel is #C19A6B, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Bamboo, it is darker and less 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/camel/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bamboo",
      "name": "Bamboo",
      "hex": "#C7B56E",
      "rgb": [
        199,
        181,
        110
      ],
      "hsl": [
        48,
        44,
        61
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        9,
        45,
        22
      ],
      "family": "yellow",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4632,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 10.26,
        "white": 2.05
      },
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 10.26
      },
      "description": "Bamboo is #C7B56E, a warm yellow color with earth tone character. Compared with Camel, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bamboo/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"
    }
  ],
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    "contrastRatio": 1.27,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 15,
      "saturation": 3,
      "lightness": 2
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.1081,
    "sameFamily": false,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Bamboo",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Bamboo"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.27,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Camel",
        "background": "#C19A6B",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 8.1
      },
      {
        "color": "Bamboo",
        "background": "#C7B56E",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 10.26
      }
    ]
  },
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    "chooseFirstWhen": "Camel is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C19A6B.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Bamboo is better when the design needs earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #C7B56E.",
    "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/camel-vs-bamboo.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/camel-vs-bamboo/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/camel-vs-bamboo.json"
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