Nearest-color comparison
Khaki #F0E68C vs Soft Peach #FAD7A0: RGB distance 26.9 and contrast 1.07:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Khaki and Soft Peach are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 26.9. Khaki is lighter by 0.0555, and Soft Peach is more saturated by 13 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 Khaki and Soft Peach across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Khaki is #F0E68C, a warm yellow with hue 54°, saturation 77% and luminance 0.7701. Beside Soft Peach, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 16.4:1.
orange color
Soft Peach is #FAD7A0, a warm orange with hue 37°, saturation 90% and luminance 0.7146. Beside Khaki, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.29:1.
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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