Nearest-color comparison

Mercury vs Marble White

Mercury and Marble White are different gray and yellow colors with HEX values #EBEBEB and #F2F0E6. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.9, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Mercury and Marble White are very close colors. Marble White is the lighter option. Marble White reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Mercury#EBEBEB

Marble White#F2F0E6

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Mercury and Marble White across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance9.9

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0383

Hue delta50 deg

Lighter colorMarble White

More saturatedMarble White

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Mercury

Mercury is #EBEBEB, a neutral gray color with light character. Compared with Marble White, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EBEBEB RGB235, 235, 235 HSL0, 0, 92 CMYK0, 0, 0, 8 Luminance0.8308 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Marble White

Marble White is #F2F0E6, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Mercury, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F2F0E6 RGB242, 240, 230 HSL50, 32, 93 CMYK0, 1, 5, 5 Luminance0.8691 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Mercury or Marble White

Choose MercuryMercury is better when the design needs light gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #EBEBEB.

Choose Marble WhiteMarble White is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F2F0E6.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMercuryMarble White

HEX#EBEBEB#F2F0E6

RGB235, 235, 235242, 240, 230

HSL0, 0, 9250, 32, 93

CMYK0, 0, 0, 80, 1, 5, 5

FamilyGrayYellow

TemperatureNeutralWarm

ToneLightLight

Luminance0.83080.8691

Black contrast17.62:118.38:1

White contrast1.19:11.14:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Mercuryblack text - 17.62:1

Marble Whiteblack text - 18.38:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Mercury#EBEBEB

Marble White#F2F0E6

White#FFFFFF

Mercury#EBEBEB

#E7E9F3#E7E9F3

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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    "rgb": [
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    "hsl": [
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      0,
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    "cmyk": [
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      0,
      0,
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    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.8308,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 1.19
    },
    "wcag": {
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.62
    },
    "description": "Mercury is #EBEBEB, a neutral gray color with light character. Compared with Marble White, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mercury/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mercury.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "marble-white",
    "name": "Marble White",
    "hex": "#F2F0E6",
    "rgb": [
      242,
      240,
      230
    ],
    "hsl": [
      50,
      32,
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    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      1,
      5,
      5
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.8691,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 18.38,
      "white": 1.14
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
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        "#000000",
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        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.38
    },
    "description": "Marble White is #F2F0E6, a warm yellow color with light character. Compared with Mercury, it is lighter and more 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/marble-white/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marble-white.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 9.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 50,
    "saturation": 32,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0383,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Marble White",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Marble White"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Mercury",
      "background": "#EBEBEB",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.62
    },
    {
      "color": "Marble White",
      "background": "#F2F0E6",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 18.38
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Mercury is better when the design needs light gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #EBEBEB.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Marble White is better when the design needs light yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F2F0E6.",
  "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/mercury-vs-marble-white.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mercury.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marble-white.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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