Nearest-color comparison

Mica vs Travertine

Mica #D8C7B0 vs Travertine #D6C1A3: RGB distance 14.5 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Mica and Travertine are very close, with an RGB distance of 14.5. Mica is lighter by 0.035, and Travertine is more saturated by 4 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Mica and Travertine across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance14.5

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.035

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorMica

More saturatedTravertine

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Mica

Mica is #D8C7B0, a warm orange with hue 35°, saturation 34% and luminance 0.5858. Beside Travertine, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 12.72:1.

HEX#D8C7B0 RGB216, 199, 176 HSL35, 34, 77 CMYK0, 8, 19, 15 Luminance0.5858 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Travertine

Travertine is #D6C1A3, a warm orange with hue 35°, saturation 38% and luminance 0.5508. Beside Mica, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 12.02:1.

HEX#D6C1A3 RGB214, 193, 163 HSL35, 38, 74 CMYK0, 10, 24, 16 Luminance0.5508 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Mica or Travertine

Choose MicaChoose Mica when the design calls for balanced orange color at #D8C7B0, with warm temperature and 77% HSL lightness.

Choose TravertineChoose Travertine when #D6C1A3, its balanced orange character, or its 74% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.06:1. They share balanced tone characteristics.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMicaTravertine

HEX#D8C7B0#D6C1A3

RGB216, 199, 176214, 193, 163

HSL35, 34, 7735, 38, 74

CMYK0, 8, 19, 150, 10, 24, 16

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.58580.5508

Black contrast12.72:112.02:1

White contrast1.65:11.75:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Micablack text - 12.72:1

Travertineblack text - 12.02:1

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Related Palette Strip

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

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

#F7F3EE#F7F3EE

#F2ECE3#F2ECE3

#B0C1D8#B0C1D8

#A4B9D6#A4B9D6

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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    "name": "Mica",
    "hex": "#D8C7B0",
    "rgb": [
      216,
      199,
      176
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    "hsl": [
      35,
      34,
      77
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      8,
      19,
      15
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5858,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 12.72,
      "white": 1.65
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.72
    },
    "description": "Mica is #D8C7B0, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Travertine, it is lighter and less 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/mica/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "travertine",
    "name": "Travertine",
    "hex": "#D6C1A3",
    "rgb": [
      214,
      193,
      163
    ],
    "hsl": [
      35,
      38,
      74
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      10,
      24,
      16
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5508,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 12.02,
      "white": 1.75
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.02
    },
    "description": "Travertine is #D6C1A3, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Mica, it is darker 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/travertine/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 14.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.035,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Mica",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Travertine"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Mica",
      "background": "#D8C7B0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.72
    },
    {
      "color": "Travertine",
      "background": "#D6C1A3",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 12.02
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Mica is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8C7B0.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Travertine is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D6C1A3.",
  "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/mica-vs-travertine.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Mica and Travertine are different orange colors with HEX values #D8C7B0 and #D6C1A3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.5, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "tone": [
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      "luminance": 0.5858,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.72,
        "white": 1.65
      },
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        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Mica is #D8C7B0, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Travertine, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "travertine",
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        74
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      "luminance": 0.5508,
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      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 12.02
      },
      "description": "Travertine is #D6C1A3, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Mica, it is darker 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/travertine/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"
    }
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  "differences": {
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      "hue": 0,
      "saturation": 4,
      "lightness": 3
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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    "chooseFirstWhen": "Mica is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8C7B0.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Travertine is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D6C1A3.",
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