Nearest-color comparison

Mocha vs Stone

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.

Mocha and Stone are very close colors. Stone is the lighter option. Mocha reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Mocha#967969

Stone#8A817C

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Mocha and Stone across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance23.9

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0138

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorStone

More saturatedMocha

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Mocha

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.

HEX#967969 RGB150, 121, 105 HSL21, 18, 50 CMYK0, 19, 30, 41 Luminance0.2118 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Stone

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.

HEX#8A817C RGB138, 129, 124 HSL21, 6, 51 CMYK0, 7, 10, 46 Luminance0.2256 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Mocha or Stone

Choose MochaMocha is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #967969.

Choose StoneStone is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A817C.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMochaStone

HEX#967969#8A817C

RGB150, 121, 105138, 129, 124

HSL21, 18, 5021, 6, 51

CMYK0, 19, 30, 410, 7, 10, 46

FamilyOrangeGray

TemperatureWarmNeutral

ToneMuted, Earth ToneMuted

Luminance0.21180.2256

Black contrast5.24:15.51:1

White contrast4.01:13.81:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Mochablack text - 5.24:1

Stoneblack text - 5.51:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Mocha#967969

Stone#8A817C

#BCA99F#BCA99F

#B5AFAB#B5AFAB

#698696#698696

#7B848A#7B848A

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

[
  {
    "slug": "mocha",
    "name": "Mocha",
    "hex": "#967969",
    "rgb": [
      150,
      121,
      105
    ],
    "hsl": [
      21,
      18,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      19,
      30,
      41
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2118,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.24,
      "white": 4.01
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.24
    },
    "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",
    "name": "Stone",
    "hex": "#8A817C",
    "rgb": [
      138,
      129,
      124
    ],
    "hsl": [
      21,
      6,
      51
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      7,
      10,
      46
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2256,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.51,
      "white": 3.81
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.51
    },
    "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/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 23.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 12,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0138,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Stone",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Mocha"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Mocha",
      "background": "#967969",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.24
    },
    {
      "color": "Stone",
      "background": "#8A817C",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.51
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Mocha is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #967969.",
  "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."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/mocha-vs-stone.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "mocha-vs-stone",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Mocha vs Stone",
  "verdict": "Mocha and Stone are very close colors. Stone is the lighter option. Mocha reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "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.",
  "rgbDistance": 23.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "mocha",
      "name": "Mocha",
      "hex": "#967969",
      "rgb": [
        150,
        121,
        105
      ],
      "hsl": [
        21,
        18,
        50
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        19,
        30,
        41
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted",
        "earth-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2118,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.24,
        "white": 4.01
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 5.24
      },
      "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",
      "name": "Stone",
      "hex": "#8A817C",
      "rgb": [
        138,
        129,
        124
      ],
      "hsl": [
        21,
        6,
        51
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        7,
        10,
        46
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.2256,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 5.51,
        "white": 3.81
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 5.51
      },
      "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/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
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    "contrastRatio": 1.05,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 0,
      "saturation": 12,
      "lightness": 1
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0138,
    "sameFamily": false,
    "sameTemperature": false,
    "sharedTones": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Stone",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Mocha"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Mocha",
        "background": "#967969",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 5.24
      },
      {
        "color": "Stone",
        "background": "#8A817C",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 5.51
      }
    ]
  },
  "useCases": {
    "chooseFirstWhen": "Mocha is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #967969.",
    "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."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/mocha-vs-stone.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/mocha-vs-stone/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/mocha-vs-stone.json"
}