Nearest-color comparison
Loam #6B4F3A vs Umber #635147: RGB distance 15.4 and contrast 1:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Loam and Umber are very close, with an RGB distance of 15.4. Loam is lighter by 0.0003, and Loam is more saturated by 14 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Loam and Umber across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Loam is #6B4F3A, a warm orange with hue 26°, saturation 30% and luminance 0.0902. Beside Umber, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.49:1.
orange color
Umber is #635147, a warm orange with hue 21°, saturation 16% and luminance 0.0899. Beside Loam, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 7.51:1.
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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"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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