Nearest-color comparison

Old Lace vs Linen White

Old Lace and Linen White are different orange colors with HEX values #FDF5E6 and #FAF0E6. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.8, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Old Lace and Linen White are very close colors. Old Lace is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Old Lace#FDF5E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Old Lace and Linen White across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance5.8

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0354

Hue delta9 deg

Lighter colorOld Lace

More saturatedOld Lace

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Old Lace

Old Lace is #FDF5E6, a warm orange color with light and pastel character. Compared with Linen White, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FDF5E6 RGB253, 245, 230 HSL39, 85, 95 CMYK0, 3, 9, 1 Luminance0.919 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Linen White

Linen White is #FAF0E6, a warm orange color with light character. Compared with Old Lace, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FAF0E6 RGB250, 240, 230 HSL30, 67, 94 CMYK0, 4, 8, 2 Luminance0.8836 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Old Lace or Linen White

Choose Old LaceOld Lace is better when the design needs light and pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FDF5E6.

Choose Linen WhiteLinen White is better when the design needs light orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FAF0E6.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyOld LaceLinen White

HEX#FDF5E6#FAF0E6

RGB253, 245, 230250, 240, 230

HSL39, 85, 9530, 67, 94

CMYK0, 3, 9, 10, 4, 8, 2

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLight, PastelLight

Luminance0.9190.8836

Black contrast19.38:118.67:1

White contrast1.08:11.12:1

Shared tonesLight

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Old Laceblack text - 19.38:1

Linen Whiteblack text - 18.67:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Old Lace#FDF5E6

Linen White#FAF0E6

White#FFFFFF

#E7EFFD#E7EFFD

#E5F0FA#E5F0FA

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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    },
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  },
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    "slug": "linen-white",
    "name": "Linen White",
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      "label": "black text",
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    },
    "description": "Linen White is #FAF0E6, a warm orange color with light character. Compared with Old Lace, it is darker 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/linen-white/",
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
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    "saturation": 18,
    "lightness": 1
  },
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  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "light"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Old Lace",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Old Lace"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Old Lace",
      "background": "#FDF5E6",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 19.38
    },
    {
      "color": "Linen White",
      "background": "#FAF0E6",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
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    }
  ]
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Linen White is better when the design needs light orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FAF0E6.",
  "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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Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/linen-white.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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