Nearest-color comparison

Limestone vs Oat

Limestone and Oat are different orange colors with HEX values #D8D2C4 and #D8CAB8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.4, their contrast ratio is 1.07:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Limestone and Oat are very close colors. Limestone is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.07:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Limestone#D8D2C4

Oat#D8CAB8

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Limestone and Oat across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance14.4

Pair contrast1.07:1

Luminance delta0.0438

Hue delta8 deg

Lighter colorLimestone

More saturatedOat

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Limestone

Limestone is #D8D2C4, a warm orange color with muted character. Compared with Oat, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D8D2C4 RGB216, 210, 196 HSL42, 20, 81 CMYK0, 3, 9, 15 Luminance0.6468 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Oat

Oat is #D8CAB8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Limestone, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D8CAB8 RGB216, 202, 184 HSL34, 29, 78 CMYK0, 6, 15, 15 Luminance0.603 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Limestone or Oat

Choose LimestoneLimestone is better when the design needs muted orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8D2C4.

Choose OatOat is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8CAB8.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLimestoneOat

HEX#D8D2C4#D8CAB8

RGB216, 210, 196216, 202, 184

HSL42, 20, 8134, 29, 78

CMYK0, 3, 9, 150, 6, 15, 15

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneMutedBalanced

Luminance0.64680.603

Black contrast13.94:113.06:1

White contrast1.51:11.61:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Limestoneblack text - 13.94:1

Oatblack text - 13.06:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Limestone#D8D2C4

Oat#D8CAB8

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#F8F5F2#F8F5F2

#C5CBD8#C5CBD8

#B7C5D7#B7C5D7

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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    "name": "Limestone",
    "hex": "#D8D2C4",
    "rgb": [
      216,
      210,
      196
    ],
    "hsl": [
      42,
      20,
      81
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      3,
      9,
      15
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6468,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 13.94,
      "white": 1.51
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.94
    },
    "description": "Limestone is #D8D2C4, a warm orange color with muted character. Compared with Oat, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/limestone/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "oat",
    "name": "Oat",
    "hex": "#D8CAB8",
    "rgb": [
      216,
      202,
      184
    ],
    "hsl": [
      34,
      29,
      78
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      6,
      15,
      15
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.603,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 13.06,
      "white": 1.61
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.06
    },
    "description": "Oat is #D8CAB8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Limestone, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/oat/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 14.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.07,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 8,
    "saturation": 9,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0438,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Limestone",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Oat"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.07,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Limestone",
      "background": "#D8D2C4",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.94
    },
    {
      "color": "Oat",
      "background": "#D8CAB8",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.06
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Limestone is better when the design needs muted orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8D2C4.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Oat is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8CAB8.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/limestone-vs-oat.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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        42,
        20,
        81
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        3,
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        15
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.6468,
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      },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "slug": "oat",
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      "description": "Oat is #D8CAB8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Limestone, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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      }
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