Nearest-color comparison

Driftwood vs Greige

Driftwood #A69A8D vs Greige #B0A999: RGB distance 21.7 and contrast 1.18:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Driftwood and Greige are very close, with an RGB distance of 21.7. Greige is lighter by 0.0677, and Greige is more saturated by 1 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.18:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Driftwood#A69A8D

Greige#B0A999

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Driftwood and Greige across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance21.7

Pair contrast1.18:1

Luminance delta0.0677

Hue delta11 deg

Lighter colorGreige

More saturatedGreige

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Driftwood

Driftwood is #A69A8D, a warm orange with hue 31°, saturation 12% and luminance 0.3314. Beside Greige, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 7.63:1.

HEX#A69A8D RGB166, 154, 141 HSL31, 12, 60 CMYK0, 7, 15, 35 Luminance0.3314 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Greige

Greige is #B0A999, a warm orange with hue 42°, saturation 13% and luminance 0.3991. Beside Driftwood, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.98:1.

HEX#B0A999 RGB176, 169, 153 HSL42, 13, 65 CMYK0, 4, 13, 31 Luminance0.3991 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Driftwood or Greige

Choose DriftwoodChoose Driftwood when the design calls for muted and earth tone orange color at #A69A8D, with warm temperature and 60% HSL lightness.

Choose GreigeChoose Greige when #B0A999, its muted and earth tone orange character, or its 65% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.18:1. They share muted and earth tone tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyDriftwoodGreige

HEX#A69A8D#B0A999

RGB166, 154, 141176, 169, 153

HSL31, 12, 6042, 13, 65

CMYK0, 7, 15, 350, 4, 13, 31

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneMuted, Earth ToneMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.33140.3991

Black contrast7.63:18.98:1

White contrast2.75:12.34:1

Shared tonesMuted, Earth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Driftwoodblack text - 7.63:1

Greigeblack text - 8.98:1

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Related Palette Strip

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

Driftwood#A69A8D

Greige#B0A999

#CEC7C0#CEC7C0

#D9D6CE#D9D6CE

#8D99A5#8D99A5

#9AA1B1#9AA1B1

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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    "slug": "driftwood",
    "name": "Driftwood",
    "hex": "#A69A8D",
    "rgb": [
      166,
      154,
      141
    ],
    "hsl": [
      31,
      12,
      60
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      7,
      15,
      35
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3314,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 7.63,
      "white": 2.75
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.63
    },
    "description": "Driftwood is #A69A8D, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Greige, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/driftwood/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "greige",
    "name": "Greige",
    "hex": "#B0A999",
    "rgb": [
      176,
      169,
      153
    ],
    "hsl": [
      42,
      13,
      65
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      4,
      13,
      31
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3991,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 8.98,
      "white": 2.34
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.98
    },
    "description": "Greige is #B0A999, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Driftwood, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/greige/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 21.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.18,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 11,
    "saturation": 1,
    "lightness": 5
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0677,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Greige",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Greige"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.18,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Driftwood",
      "background": "#A69A8D",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.63
    },
    {
      "color": "Greige",
      "background": "#B0A999",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 8.98
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Driftwood is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A69A8D.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Greige is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B0A999.",
  "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/compare/driftwood-vs-greige.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Driftwood and Greige are different orange colors with HEX values #A69A8D and #B0A999. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 21.7, their contrast ratio is 1.18:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      ],
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
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      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/driftwood/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "greige",
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 8.98
      },
      "description": "Greige is #B0A999, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Driftwood, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/greige/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"
    }
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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      },
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      }
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Greige is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B0A999.",
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