Nearest-color comparison

Desert Sand vs Apricot

Desert Sand and Apricot are different orange colors with HEX values #EDC9AF and #FBCEB1. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 15, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Desert Sand and Apricot are very close colors. Apricot is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Apricot#FBCEB1

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Desert Sand and Apricot across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance15

Pair contrast1.07:1

Luminance delta0.0496

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorApricot

More saturatedApricot

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Desert Sand

Desert Sand is #EDC9AF, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Apricot, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EDC9AF RGB237, 201, 175 HSL25, 63, 81 CMYK0, 15, 26, 7 Luminance0.6287 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Apricot

Apricot is #FBCEB1, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Desert Sand, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FBCEB1 RGB251, 206, 177 HSL24, 90, 84 CMYK0, 18, 29, 2 Luminance0.6783 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Desert Sand or Apricot

Choose Desert SandDesert Sand is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EDC9AF.

Choose ApricotApricot is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FBCEB1.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyDesert SandApricot

HEX#EDC9AF#FBCEB1

RGB237, 201, 175251, 206, 177

HSL25, 63, 8124, 90, 84

CMYK0, 15, 26, 70, 18, 29, 2

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedPastel

Luminance0.62870.6783

Black contrast13.57:114.57:1

White contrast1.55:11.44:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Desert Sandblack text - 13.57:1

Apricotblack text - 14.57:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Apricot#FBCEB1

#FEFCFB#FEFCFB

White#FFFFFF

#B0D4ED#B0D4ED

#B1DEFB#B1DEFB

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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Differences

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    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0496,
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  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
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  "moreSaturatedColor": "Apricot"
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Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Desert Sand",
      "background": "#EDC9AF",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.57
    },
    {
      "color": "Apricot",
      "background": "#FBCEB1",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
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    }
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Use cases

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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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