Nearest-color comparison
Dark Salmon #E9967A vs Light Coral #F08080: RGB distance 23.9 and contrast 1.12:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Dark Salmon and Light Coral are very close, with an RGB distance of 23.9. Dark Salmon is lighter by 0.0502, and Light Coral is more saturated by 7 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Dark Salmon and Light Coral across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Dark Salmon is #E9967A, a warm orange with hue 15°, saturation 72% and luminance 0.4054. Beside Light Coral, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.11:1.
red color
Light Coral is #F08080, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 79% and luminance 0.3552. Beside Dark Salmon, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.1:1.
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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