Nearest-color comparison
Garnet #733635 vs Coffee #6F4E37: RGB distance 24.4 and contrast 1.22:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Garnet and Coffee are very close, with an RGB distance of 24.4. Coffee is lighter by 0.0256, and Garnet is more saturated by 3 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.22:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Garnet and Coffee across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Garnet is #733635, a warm red with hue 1°, saturation 37% and luminance 0.0654. Beside Coffee, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 9.1:1.
orange color
Coffee is #6F4E37, a warm orange with hue 25°, saturation 34% and luminance 0.091. Beside Garnet, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.45:1.
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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"chooseSecondWhen": "Coffee is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6F4E37.",
"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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