Nearest-color comparison
Maize #FBEC5D vs Mustard #FFDB58: RGB distance 18.2 and contrast 1.11:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Maize and Mustard are very close, with an RGB distance of 18.2. Maize is lighter by 0.0866, and Mustard is more saturated by 5 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.11:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Maize and Mustard across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Maize is #FBEC5D, a warm yellow with hue 54°, saturation 95% and luminance 0.8129. Beside Mustard, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.26:1.
yellow color
Mustard is #FFDB58, a warm yellow with hue 47°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.7263. Beside Maize, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.53:1.
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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"summary": "Maize and Mustard are different yellow colors with HEX values #FBEC5D and #FFDB58. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.2, their contrast ratio is 1.11:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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