Nearest-color comparison
Canvas #F4EBD0 vs Parchment #F1E9D2: RGB distance 4.1 and contrast 1.02:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Canvas and Parchment are very close, with an RGB distance of 4.1. Canvas is lighter by 0.0157, and Canvas is more saturated by 9 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Canvas and Parchment across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Canvas is #F4EBD0, a warm yellow with hue 45°, saturation 62% and luminance 0.832. Beside Parchment, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.64:1.
yellow color
Parchment is #F1E9D2, a warm yellow with hue 45°, saturation 53% and luminance 0.8163. Beside Canvas, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.33:1.
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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244,
235,
208
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"hsl": [
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"cmyk": [
0,
4,
15,
4
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"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json"
},
{
"slug": "parchment",
"name": "Parchment",
"hex": "#F1E9D2",
"rgb": [
241,
233,
210
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45,
53,
88
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"cmyk": [
0,
3,
13,
5
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"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.",
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"safeText": [
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"color": "Canvas",
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"foreground": "#000000",
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"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."
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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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