Nearest-color comparison
Light Yellow #FFFFE0 vs Old Lace #FDF5E6: RGB distance 11.8 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Light Yellow and Old Lace are very close, with an RGB distance of 11.8. Light Yellow is lighter by 0.0626, and Light Yellow is more saturated by 15 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Light Yellow and Old Lace across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Light Yellow is #FFFFE0, a warm yellow with hue 60°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.9816. Beside Old Lace, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 20.63:1.
orange color
Old Lace is #FDF5E6, a warm orange with hue 39°, saturation 85% and luminance 0.919. Beside Light Yellow, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.38:1.
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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"name": "Old Lace",
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253,
245,
230
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39,
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95
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"safeText": [
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Old Lace is better when the design needs light and pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FDF5E6.",
"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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