Nearest-color comparison

Dark Goldenrod vs Chocolate

Dark Goldenrod and Chocolate are different orange colors with HEX values #B8860B and #D2691E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 43.3, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Dark Goldenrod and Chocolate are visually related colors. Dark Goldenrod is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Chocolate#D2691E

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Dark Goldenrod and Chocolate across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance43.3

Pair contrast1.12:1

Luminance delta0.0336

Hue delta18 deg

Lighter colorDark Goldenrod

More saturatedDark Goldenrod

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Dark Goldenrod

Dark Goldenrod is #B8860B, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Chocolate, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B8860B RGB184, 134, 11 HSL43, 89, 38 CMYK0, 27, 94, 28 Luminance0.2726 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Chocolate

Chocolate is #D2691E, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Dark Goldenrod, 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.

HEX#D2691E RGB210, 105, 30 HSL25, 75, 47 CMYK0, 50, 86, 18 Luminance0.239 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Dark Goldenrod or Chocolate

Choose Dark GoldenrodDark Goldenrod is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B8860B.

Choose ChocolateChocolate is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2691E.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyDark GoldenrodChocolate

HEX#B8860B#D2691E

RGB184, 134, 11210, 105, 30

HSL43, 89, 3825, 75, 47

CMYK0, 27, 94, 280, 50, 86, 18

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.27260.239

Black contrast6.45:15.78:1

White contrast3.25:13.63:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Dark Goldenrodblack text - 6.45:1

Chocolateblack text - 5.78:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Cinnamon#D2691E

#F3BA2B#F3BA2B

#E99B63#E99B63

#0B3CB7#0B3CB7

#1E87D2#1E87D2

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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    },
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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/dark-goldenrod/",
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  {
    "slug": "chocolate",
    "name": "Chocolate",
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      210,
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      30
    ],
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    ],
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.239,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.78,
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    },
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    },
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    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/chocolate/",
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  }
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Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 43.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.12,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 18,
    "saturation": 14,
    "lightness": 9
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0336,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Dark Goldenrod",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Dark Goldenrod"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.12,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Dark Goldenrod",
      "background": "#B8860B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.45
    },
    {
      "color": "Chocolate",
      "background": "#D2691E",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.78
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Chocolate is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D2691E.",
  "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/colors/chocolate.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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