Nearest-color comparison

Cloud vs Porcelain

Cloud and Porcelain are different blue colors with HEX values #F5F6F7 and #F2F3F4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.2, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Cloud and Porcelain are very close colors. Cloud is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Cloud#F5F6F7

Porcelain#F2F3F4

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Cloud and Porcelain across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance5.2

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0253

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorCloud

More saturatedCloud

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Cloud

Cloud is #F5F6F7, a cool blue color with light character. Compared with Porcelain, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F5F6F7 RGB245, 246, 247 HSL210, 11, 96 CMYK1, 0, 0, 3 Luminance0.9204 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Porcelain

Porcelain is #F2F3F4, a cool blue color with light character. Compared with Cloud, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F2F3F4 RGB242, 243, 244 HSL210, 8, 95 CMYK1, 0, 0, 4 Luminance0.8951 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Cloud or Porcelain

Choose CloudCloud is better when the design needs light blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5F6F7.

Choose PorcelainPorcelain is better when the design needs light blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F2F3F4.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCloudPorcelain

HEX#F5F6F7#F2F3F4

RGB245, 246, 247242, 243, 244

HSL210, 11, 96210, 8, 95

CMYK1, 0, 0, 31, 0, 0, 4

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneLightLight

Luminance0.92040.8951

Black contrast19.41:118.9:1

White contrast1.08:11.11:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Cloudblack text - 19.41:1

Porcelainblack text - 18.9:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Cloud#F5F6F7

Porcelain#F2F3F4

White#FFFFFF

#F6F5F4#F6F5F4

#F3F2F1#F3F2F1

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": "cloud",
    "name": "Cloud",
    "hex": "#F5F6F7",
    "rgb": [
      245,
      246,
      247
    ],
    "hsl": [
      210,
      11,
      96
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      1,
      0,
      0,
      3
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.9204,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 19.41,
      "white": 1.08
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.41
    },
    "description": "Cloud is #F5F6F7, a cool blue color with light character. Compared with Porcelain, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cloud/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cloud.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "porcelain",
    "name": "Porcelain",
    "hex": "#F2F3F4",
    "rgb": [
      242,
      243,
      244
    ],
    "hsl": [
      210,
      8,
      95
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      1,
      0,
      0,
      4
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.8951,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 18.9,
      "white": 1.11
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.9
    },
    "description": "Porcelain is #F2F3F4, a cool blue color with light character. Compared with Cloud, it is darker 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/porcelain/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/porcelain.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 5.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0253,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Cloud",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Cloud"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Cloud",
      "background": "#F5F6F7",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.41
    },
    {
      "color": "Porcelain",
      "background": "#F2F3F4",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.9
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Cloud is better when the design needs light blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5F6F7.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Porcelain is better when the design needs light blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F2F3F4.",
  "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/cloud-vs-porcelain.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cloud.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/porcelain.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "type": "nearest",
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  "summary": "Cloud and Porcelain are different blue colors with HEX values #F5F6F7 and #F2F3F4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.2, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
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      "rgb": [
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      "hsl": [
        210,
        11,
        96
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        1,
        0,
        0,
        3
      ],
      "family": "blue",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "light"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.9204,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 19.41,
        "white": 1.08
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
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        ],
        "AAA": [
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          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 19.41
      },
      "description": "Cloud is #F5F6F7, a cool blue color with light character. Compared with Porcelain, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/cloud/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cloud.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "porcelain",
      "name": "Porcelain",
      "hex": "#F2F3F4",
      "rgb": [
        242,
        243,
        244
      ],
      "hsl": [
        210,
        8,
        95
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        1,
        0,
        0,
        4
      ],
      "family": "blue",
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.8951,
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        "AAA": [
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 18.9
      },
      "description": "Porcelain is #F2F3F4, a cool blue color with light character. Compared with Cloud, it is darker 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/porcelain/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/porcelain.json"
    }
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  "differences": {
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      "hue": 0,
      "saturation": 3,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0253,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "moreSaturatedColor": "Cloud"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
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        "background": "#F5F6F7",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 19.41
      },
      {
        "color": "Porcelain",
        "background": "#F2F3F4",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 18.9
      }
    ]
  },
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Porcelain is better when the design needs light blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F2F3F4.",
    "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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