Nearest-color comparison

Loam vs Umber

Loam and Umber are different orange colors with HEX values #6B4F3A and #635147. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 15.4, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

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

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Loam#6B4F3A

Umber#635147

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Loam and Umber across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance15.4

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0.0003

Hue delta5 deg

Lighter colorLoam

More saturatedLoam

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Loam

Loam is #6B4F3A, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Umber, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#6B4F3A RGB107, 79, 58 HSL26, 30, 32 CMYK0, 26, 46, 58 Luminance0.0902 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Umber

Umber is #635147, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Loam, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#635147 RGB99, 81, 71 HSL21, 16, 33 CMYK0, 18, 28, 61 Luminance0.0899 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Loam or Umber

Choose LoamLoam is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6B4F3A.

Choose UmberUmber is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #635147.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLoamUmber

HEX#6B4F3A#635147

RGB107, 79, 5899, 81, 71

HSL26, 30, 3221, 16, 33

CMYK0, 26, 46, 580, 18, 28, 61

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.09020.0899

Black contrast2.8:12.8:1

White contrast7.49:17.51:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Loamwhite text - 7.49:1

Umberwhite text - 7.51:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Loam#6B4F3A

Umber#635147

#A67A59#A67A59

#967C6E#967C6E

#39556A#39556A

#475862#475862

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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    "slug": "loam",
    "name": "Loam",
    "hex": "#6B4F3A",
    "rgb": [
      107,
      79,
      58
    ],
    "hsl": [
      26,
      30,
      32
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      26,
      46,
      58
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0902,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.8,
      "white": 7.49
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.49
    },
    "description": "Loam is #6B4F3A, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Umber, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/loam/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "umber",
    "name": "Umber",
    "hex": "#635147",
    "rgb": [
      99,
      81,
      71
    ],
    "hsl": [
      21,
      16,
      33
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      18,
      28,
      61
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0899,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.8,
      "white": 7.51
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.51
    },
    "description": "Umber is #635147, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Loam, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/umber/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 15.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 5,
    "saturation": 14,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0003,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Loam",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Loam"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Loam",
      "background": "#6B4F3A",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.49
    },
    {
      "color": "Umber",
      "background": "#635147",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.51
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Loam is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #6B4F3A.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Umber is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #635147.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/loam-vs-umber.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/loam.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Loam and Umber are different orange colors with HEX values #6B4F3A and #635147. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 15.4, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        26,
        30,
        32
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      "cmyk": [
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        58
      ],
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      "tone": [
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      },
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        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.49
      },
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      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/loam/",
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    },
    {
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      "name": "Umber",
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        16,
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        61
      ],
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      },
      "bestText": {
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        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 7.51
      },
      "description": "Umber is #635147, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Loam, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/umber/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/umber.json"
    }
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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      },
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      }
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