Nearest-color comparison
Marble White #F2F0E6 vs Warm White #F8F4E3: RGB distance 7.8 and contrast 1.04:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Marble White and Warm White are very close, with an RGB distance of 7.8. Warm White is lighter by 0.0329, and Warm White is more saturated by 28 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Marble White and Warm White across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Marble White is #F2F0E6, a warm yellow with hue 50°, saturation 32% and luminance 0.8691. Beside Warm White, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 18.38:1.
yellow color
Warm White is #F8F4E3, a warm yellow with hue 49°, saturation 60% and luminance 0.902. Beside Marble White, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.04:1.
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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