Nearest-color comparison

Moccasin vs Peach

Moccasin and Peach are different orange colors with HEX values #FFE4B5 and #FFE5B4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 1.4, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Moccasin and Peach are very close colors. Peach is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Moccasin#FFE4B5

Peach#FFE5B4

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Moccasin and Peach across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance1.4

Pair contrast1.01:1

Luminance delta0.0051

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorPeach

More saturatedMoccasin

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Moccasin

Moccasin is #FFE4B5, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Peach, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFE4B5 RGB255, 228, 181 HSL38, 100, 85 CMYK0, 11, 29, 0 Luminance0.8008 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Peach

Peach is #FFE5B4, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Moccasin, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFE5B4 RGB255, 229, 180 HSL39, 100, 85 CMYK0, 10, 29, 0 Luminance0.8059 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Moccasin or Peach

Choose MoccasinMoccasin is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFE4B5.

Choose PeachPeach is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFE5B4.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMoccasinPeach

HEX#FFE4B5#FFE5B4

RGB255, 228, 181255, 229, 180

HSL38, 100, 8539, 100, 85

CMYK0, 11, 29, 00, 10, 29, 0

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

TonePastelPastel

Luminance0.80080.8059

Black contrast17.02:117.12:1

White contrast1.23:11.23:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Moccasinblack text - 17.02:1

Peachblack text - 17.12:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Moccasin#FFE4B5

Peach#FFE5B4

White#FFFFFF

#B3CFFF#B3CFFF

#B3CDFF#B3CDFF

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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    },
    "description": "Moccasin is #FFE4B5, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Peach, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/moccasin/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "peach",
    "name": "Peach",
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    "tone": [
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    },
    "bestText": {
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      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.12
    },
    "description": "Peach is #FFE5B4, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Moccasin, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/peach/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peach.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.01,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 1,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0051,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Peach",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Moccasin"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.01,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Moccasin",
      "background": "#FFE4B5",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.02
    },
    {
      "color": "Peach",
      "background": "#FFE5B4",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.12
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Peach is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFE5B4.",
  "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/colors/moccasin.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peach.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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