Nearest-color comparison
Mocha #967969 vs Stone #8A817C: RGB distance 23.9 and contrast 1.05:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Mocha and Stone are very close, with an RGB distance of 23.9. Stone is lighter by 0.0138, and Mocha is more saturated by 12 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Mocha and Stone across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Mocha is #967969, a warm orange with hue 21°, saturation 18% and luminance 0.2118. Beside Stone, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.24:1.
gray color
Stone is #8A817C, a neutral gray with hue 21°, saturation 6% and luminance 0.2256. Beside Mocha, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.51:1.
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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121,
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41
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"description": "Mocha is #967969, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Stone, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mocha/",
"apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"
},
{
"slug": "stone",
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124
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21,
6,
51
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7,
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46
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"description": "Stone is #8A817C, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Mocha, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/stone/",
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Stone is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A817C.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Mocha and Stone are different orange and gray colors with HEX values #967969 and #8A817C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.9, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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