Nearest-color comparison

Cement vs Driftwood

Cement and Driftwood are different yellow and orange colors with HEX values #A5A391 and #A69A8D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.9, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cement and Driftwood are very close colors. Cement is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.08:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cement#A5A391

Driftwood#A69A8D

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cement and Driftwood across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance9.9

Pair contrast1.08:1

Luminance delta0.031

Hue delta23 deg

Lighter colorCement

More saturatedDriftwood

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Cement

Cement is #A5A391, a warm yellow color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Driftwood, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#A5A391 RGB165, 163, 145 HSL54, 10, 61 CMYK0, 1, 12, 35 Luminance0.3624 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Driftwood

Driftwood is #A69A8D, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Cement, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#A69A8D RGB166, 154, 141 HSL31, 12, 60 CMYK0, 7, 15, 35 Luminance0.3314 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cement or Driftwood

Choose CementCement is better when the design needs muted and earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A5A391.

Choose DriftwoodDriftwood is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A69A8D.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCementDriftwood

HEX#A5A391#A69A8D

RGB165, 163, 145166, 154, 141

HSL54, 10, 6131, 12, 60

CMYK0, 1, 12, 350, 7, 15, 35

FamilyYellowOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneMuted, Earth ToneMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.36240.3314

Black contrast8.25:17.63:1

White contrast2.55:12.75:1

Shared tonesMuted, Earth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Cementblack text - 8.25:1

Driftwoodblack text - 7.63:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Cement#A5A391

Driftwood#A69A8D

#CFCEC4#CFCEC4

#CEC7C0#CEC7C0

#9294A5#9294A5

#8D99A5#8D99A5

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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    "name": "Cement",
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    "rgb": [
      165,
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      145
    ],
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      54,
      10,
      61
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      35
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3624,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 2.55
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.25
    },
    "description": "Cement is #A5A391, a warm yellow color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Driftwood, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cement/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "driftwood",
    "name": "Driftwood",
    "hex": "#A69A8D",
    "rgb": [
      166,
      154,
      141
    ],
    "hsl": [
      31,
      12,
      60
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      7,
      15,
      35
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3314,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 7.63,
      "white": 2.75
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.63
    },
    "description": "Driftwood is #A69A8D, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Cement, it is darker and more 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/driftwood/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 9.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.08,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 23,
    "saturation": 2,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.031,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cement",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Driftwood"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.08,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cement",
      "background": "#A5A391",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.25
    },
    {
      "color": "Driftwood",
      "background": "#A69A8D",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.63
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Cement is better when the design needs muted and earth tone yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A5A391.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Driftwood is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A69A8D.",
  "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/cement-vs-driftwood.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cement.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Cement and Driftwood are different yellow and orange colors with HEX values #A5A391 and #A69A8D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.9, their contrast ratio is 1.08:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/driftwood/",
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