Nearest-color comparison
Oak #A8754F vs Clay #B66A50: RGB distance 17.8 and contrast 1.03:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Oak and Clay are very close, with an RGB distance of 17.8. Oak is lighter by 0.0078, and Clay is more saturated by 5 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Oak and Clay across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Oak is #A8754F, a warm orange with hue 26°, saturation 36% and luminance 0.2161. Beside Clay, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.32:1.
orange color
Clay is #B66A50, a warm orange with hue 15°, saturation 41% and luminance 0.2083. Beside Oak, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.17:1.
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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