Nearest-color comparison
Limestone #D8D2C4 vs Oat #D8CAB8: RGB distance 14.4 and contrast 1.07:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Limestone and Oat are very close, with an RGB distance of 14.4. Limestone is lighter by 0.0438, and Oat is more saturated by 9 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 Limestone and Oat across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Limestone is #D8D2C4, a warm orange with hue 42°, saturation 20% and luminance 0.6468. Beside Oat, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 13.94:1.
orange color
Oat is #D8CAB8, a warm orange with hue 34°, saturation 29% and luminance 0.603. Beside Limestone, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 13.06:1.
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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