Nearest-color comparison

Eggplant vs Umber

Eggplant #614051 vs Umber #635147: RGB distance 19.8 and contrast 1.19:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Eggplant and Umber are very close, with an RGB distance of 19.8. Umber is lighter by 0.0219, and Eggplant is more saturated by 4 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Eggplant#614051

Umber#635147

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Eggplant and Umber across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance19.8

Pair contrast1.19:1

Luminance delta0.0219

Hue delta308 deg

Lighter colorUmber

More saturatedEggplant

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Eggplant

Eggplant is #614051, a warm pink with hue 329°, saturation 20% and luminance 0.068. Beside Umber, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 8.9:1.

HEX#614051 RGB97, 64, 81 HSL329, 20, 32 CMYK0, 34, 16, 62 Luminance0.068 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Umber

Umber is #635147, a warm orange with hue 21°, saturation 16% and luminance 0.0899. Beside Eggplant, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.51:1.

HEX#635147 RGB99, 81, 71 HSL21, 16, 33 CMYK0, 18, 28, 61 Luminance0.0899 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Eggplant or Umber

Choose EggplantChoose Eggplant when the design calls for muted pink color at #614051, with warm temperature and 32% HSL lightness.

Choose UmberChoose Umber when #635147, its muted and earth tone orange character, or its 33% 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 1.19:1. They share muted tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyEggplantUmber

HEX#614051#635147

RGB97, 64, 8199, 81, 71

HSL329, 20, 3221, 16, 33

CMYK0, 34, 16, 620, 18, 28, 61

FamilyPinkOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneMutedMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.0680.0899

Black contrast2.36:12.8:1

White contrast8.9:17.51:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Eggplantwhite text - 8.9:1

Umberwhite text - 7.51:1

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Related Palette Strip

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

Eggplant#614051

Umber#635147

#996680#996680

#967C6E#967C6E

#416251#416251

#475862#475862

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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    "name": "Eggplant",
    "hex": "#614051",
    "rgb": [
      97,
      64,
      81
    ],
    "hsl": [
      329,
      20,
      32
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      34,
      16,
      62
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.068,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.36,
      "white": 8.9
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.9
    },
    "description": "Eggplant is #614051, a warm pink color with muted character. Compared with Umber, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/eggplant/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggplant.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "umber",
    "name": "Umber",
    "hex": "#635147",
    "rgb": [
      99,
      81,
      71
    ],
    "hsl": [
      21,
      16,
      33
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      18,
      28,
      61
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0899,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.8,
      "white": 7.51
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.51
    },
    "description": "Umber is #635147, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Eggplant, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/umber/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 19.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.19,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 308,
    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0219,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Umber",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Eggplant"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.19,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Eggplant",
      "background": "#614051",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.9
    },
    {
      "color": "Umber",
      "background": "#635147",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.51
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Eggplant is better when the design needs muted pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #614051.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Umber is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #635147.",
  "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/eggplant-vs-umber.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggplant.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "eggplant-vs-umber",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Eggplant vs Umber",
  "verdict": "Eggplant and Umber are very close colors. Umber is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Eggplant and Umber are different pink and orange colors with HEX values #614051 and #635147. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 19.8, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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  "colors": [
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        20,
        32
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        16,
        62
      ],
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      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
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      ],
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      },
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 8.9
      },
      "description": "Eggplant is #614051, a warm pink color with muted character. Compared with Umber, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/eggplant/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/eggplant.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "umber",
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        71
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        21,
        16,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
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        28,
        61
      ],
      "family": "orange",
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      "tone": [
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      ],
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      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.8,
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      },
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        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.51
      },
      "description": "Umber is #635147, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Eggplant, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/umber/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
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    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 308,
      "saturation": 4,
      "lightness": 1
    },
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "muted"
    ],
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  },
  "accessibility": {
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
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        "color": "Eggplant",
        "background": "#614051",
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      },
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        "color": "Umber",
        "background": "#635147",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
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      }
    ]
  },
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Umber is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #635147.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
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