Nearest-color comparison

Jade vs Shamrock

Jade and Shamrock are different green colors with HEX values #00A86B and #009E60. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.9, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Jade and Shamrock are very close colors. Jade is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Jade#00A86B

Shamrock#009E60

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Jade and Shamrock across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance14.9

Pair contrast1.12:1

Luminance delta0.0377

Hue delta2 deg

Lighter colorJade

More saturatedJade

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Jade

Jade is #00A86B, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Shamrock, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#00A86B RGB0, 168, 107 HSL158, 100, 33 CMYK100, 0, 36, 34 Luminance0.2907 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Shamrock

Shamrock is #009E60, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Jade, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#009E60 RGB0, 158, 96 HSL156, 100, 31 CMYK100, 0, 39, 38 Luminance0.253 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Jade or Shamrock

Choose JadeJade is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00A86B.

Choose ShamrockShamrock is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #009E60.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyJadeShamrock

HEX#00A86B#009E60

RGB0, 168, 1070, 158, 96

HSL158, 100, 33156, 100, 31

CMYK100, 0, 36, 34100, 0, 39, 38

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneJewel ToneJewel Tone

Luminance0.29070.253

Black contrast6.81:16.06:1

White contrast3.08:13.47:1

Shared tonesJewel Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Jadeblack text - 6.81:1

Shamrockblack text - 6.06:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Jade#00A86B

Shamrock#009E60

#05FFA3#05FFA3

#00FA96#00FA96

#A8003E#A8003E

#9E003F#9E003F

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": "jade",
    "name": "Jade",
    "hex": "#00A86B",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      168,
      107
    ],
    "hsl": [
      158,
      100,
      33
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      36,
      34
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2907,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.81,
      "white": 3.08
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.81
    },
    "description": "Jade is #00A86B, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Shamrock, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/jade/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "shamrock",
    "name": "Shamrock",
    "hex": "#009E60",
    "rgb": [
      0,
      158,
      96
    ],
    "hsl": [
      156,
      100,
      31
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      100,
      0,
      39,
      38
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.253,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 6.06,
      "white": 3.47
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.06
    },
    "description": "Shamrock is #009E60, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Jade, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/shamrock/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 14.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.12,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 2,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0377,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Jade",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Jade"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.12,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Jade",
      "background": "#00A86B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.81
    },
    {
      "color": "Shamrock",
      "background": "#009E60",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 6.06
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Jade is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #00A86B.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Shamrock is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #009E60.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/jade-vs-shamrock.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "type": "nearest",
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  "summary": "Jade and Shamrock are different green colors with HEX values #00A86B and #009E60. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.9, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        158,
        100,
        33
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        0,
        36,
        34
      ],
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      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.2907,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.81,
        "white": 3.08
      },
      "wcag": {
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          "#1A1A1A"
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 6.81
      },
      "description": "Jade is #00A86B, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Shamrock, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/jade/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/jade.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "shamrock",
      "name": "Shamrock",
      "hex": "#009E60",
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        158,
        96
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        156,
        100,
        31
      ],
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        38
      ],
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      },
      "wcag": {
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        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 6.06
      },
      "description": "Shamrock is #009E60, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Jade, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/shamrock/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json"
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    "contrastRatio": 1.12,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 2,
      "saturation": 0,
      "lightness": 2
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0377,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Jade",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Jade"
  },
  "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": "Jade",
        "background": "#00A86B",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 6.81
      },
      {
        "color": "Shamrock",
        "background": "#009E60",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      }
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Shamrock is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #009E60.",
    "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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    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/jade-vs-shamrock/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/jade-vs-shamrock.json"
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