Nearest-color comparison

Copper vs Polished Copper

Copper and Polished Copper are different orange colors with HEX values #B87333 and #B87333. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Copper and Polished Copper are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Copper and Polished Copper across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance0

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorCopper

More saturatedCopper

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Copper

Copper is #B87333, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Polished Copper, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B87333 RGB184, 115, 51 HSL29, 57, 46 CMYK0, 38, 72, 28 Luminance0.2269 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Polished Copper

Polished Copper is #B87333, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Copper, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B87333 RGB184, 115, 51 HSL29, 57, 46 CMYK0, 38, 72, 28 Luminance0.2269 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Copper or Polished Copper

Choose CopperCopper is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B87333.

Choose Polished CopperPolished Copper is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B87333.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyCopperPolished Copper

HEX#B87333#B87333

RGB184, 115, 51184, 115, 51

HSL29, 57, 4629, 57, 46

CMYK0, 38, 72, 280, 38, 72, 28

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.22690.2269

Black contrast5.54:15.54:1

White contrast3.79:13.79:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Copperblack text - 5.54:1

Polished Copperblack text - 5.54:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Polished Copper#B87333

#D8A16F#D8A16F

#3278B8#3278B8

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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Differences

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    "lightness": 0
  },
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    "earth-tone"
  ],
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Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
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  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Copper",
      "background": "#B87333",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.54
    },
    {
      "color": "Polished Copper",
      "background": "#B87333",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.54
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Polished Copper is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B87333.",
  "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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Full JSON dataset

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