Nearest-color comparison
Cloud #F5F6F7 vs White Smoke #F5F5F5: RGB distance 2.2 and contrast 1.01:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Cloud and White Smoke are very close, with an RGB distance of 2.2. Cloud is lighter by 0.0073, and Cloud is more saturated by 11 percentage points. 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 Cloud and White Smoke across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
blue color
Cloud is #F5F6F7, a cool blue with hue 210°, saturation 11% and luminance 0.9204. Beside White Smoke, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.41:1.
gray color
White Smoke is #F5F5F5, a neutral gray with hue 0°, saturation 0% and luminance 0.9131. Beside Cloud, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.26:1.
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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"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cloud.json"
},
{
"slug": "white-smoke",
"name": "White Smoke",
"hex": "#F5F5F5",
"rgb": [
245,
245,
245
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"hsl": [
0,
0,
96
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0,
4
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"description": "White Smoke is #F5F5F5, a neutral gray color with light character. Compared with Cloud, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/white-smoke/",
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"textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
"safeText": [
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"color": "Cloud",
"background": "#F5F6F7",
"foreground": "#000000",
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{
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}{
"chooseFirstWhen": "Cloud is better when the design needs light blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5F6F7.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "White Smoke is better when the design needs light gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5F5F5.",
"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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"verdict": "Cloud and White Smoke are very close colors. Cloud is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
"summary": "Cloud and White Smoke are different blue and gray colors with HEX values #F5F6F7 and #F5F5F5. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 2.2, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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"chooseSecondWhen": "White Smoke is better when the design needs light gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5F5F5.",
"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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"https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cloud.json",
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