Nearest-color comparison

Canvas vs Parchment

Canvas and Parchment are different yellow colors with HEX values #F4EBD0 and #F1E9D2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4.1, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Canvas and Parchment are very close colors. Canvas is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Canvas#F4EBD0

Parchment#F1E9D2

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Canvas and Parchment across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance4.1

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0157

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorCanvas

More saturatedCanvas

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Canvas

Canvas is #F4EBD0, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Parchment, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F4EBD0 RGB244, 235, 208 HSL45, 62, 89 CMYK0, 4, 15, 4 Luminance0.832 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Parchment

Parchment is #F1E9D2, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Canvas, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F1E9D2 RGB241, 233, 210 HSL45, 53, 88 CMYK0, 3, 13, 5 Luminance0.8163 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Canvas or Parchment

Choose CanvasCanvas is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4EBD0.

Choose ParchmentParchment is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F1E9D2.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCanvasParchment

HEX#F4EBD0#F1E9D2

RGB244, 235, 208241, 233, 210

HSL45, 62, 8945, 53, 88

CMYK0, 4, 15, 40, 3, 13, 5

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLightLight

Luminance0.8320.8163

Black contrast17.64:117.33:1

White contrast1.19:11.21:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Canvasblack text - 17.64:1

Parchmentblack text - 17.33:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Canvas#F4EBD0

Parchment#F1E9D2

White#FFFFFF

#D2DAF4#D2DAF4

#D0D8F1#D0D8F1

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": "canvas",
    "name": "Canvas",
    "hex": "#F4EBD0",
    "rgb": [
      244,
      235,
      208
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      62,
      89
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      4,
      15,
      4
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.832,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 17.64,
      "white": 1.19
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.64
    },
    "description": "Canvas is #F4EBD0, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Parchment, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/canvas/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "parchment",
    "name": "Parchment",
    "hex": "#F1E9D2",
    "rgb": [
      241,
      233,
      210
    ],
    "hsl": [
      45,
      53,
      88
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      3,
      13,
      5
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.8163,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 17.33,
      "white": 1.21
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.33
    },
    "description": "Parchment is #F1E9D2, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Canvas, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/parchment/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 4.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 9,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0157,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Canvas",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Canvas"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Canvas",
      "background": "#F4EBD0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.64
    },
    {
      "color": "Parchment",
      "background": "#F1E9D2",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.33
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Canvas is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F4EBD0.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Parchment is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F1E9D2.",
  "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/canvas-vs-parchment.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "type": "nearest",
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  "summary": "Canvas and Parchment are different yellow colors with HEX values #F4EBD0 and #F1E9D2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 4.1, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
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      "hsl": [
        45,
        62,
        89
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        4,
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        4
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      "luminance": 0.832,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1.19
      },
      "wcag": {
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 17.64
      },
      "description": "Canvas is #F4EBD0, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Parchment, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/canvas/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "parchment",
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        210
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        45,
        53,
        88
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        13,
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      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 17.33
      },
      "description": "Parchment is #F1E9D2, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Canvas, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/parchment/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"
    }
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    "contrastRatio": 1.02,
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      "hue": 0,
      "saturation": 9,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0157,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Canvas"
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        "background": "#F1E9D2",
        "foreground": "#000000",
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      }
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