Nearest-color comparison
Desert Sand #EDC9AF vs Apricot #FBCEB1: RGB distance 15 and contrast 1.07:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Desert Sand and Apricot are very close, with an RGB distance of 15. Apricot is lighter by 0.0496, and Apricot is more saturated by 27 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Desert Sand and Apricot across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Desert Sand is #EDC9AF, a warm orange with hue 25°, saturation 63% and luminance 0.6287. Beside Apricot, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 13.57:1.
orange color
Apricot is #FBCEB1, a warm orange with hue 24°, saturation 90% and luminance 0.6783. Beside Desert Sand, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 14.57:1.
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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