Nearest-color comparison
Chrome Yellow #FFA700 vs Orange #FFA500: RGB distance 2 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Chrome Yellow and Orange are very close, with an RGB distance of 2. Chrome Yellow is lighter by 0.0073, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Chrome Yellow and Orange across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Chrome Yellow is #FFA700, a warm orange with hue 39°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.489. Beside Orange, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.78:1.
orange color
Orange is #FFA500, a warm orange with hue 39°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.4817. Beside Chrome Yellow, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.63:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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