Nearest-color comparison

Pastel Green vs Limestone

Pastel Green and Limestone are different green and orange colors with HEX values #C1E1C1 and #D8D2C4. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.6, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pastel Green and Limestone are visually related colors. Pastel Green is the lighter option. Limestone reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Pastel Green and Limestone across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance27.6

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.0436

Hue delta78 deg

Lighter colorPastel Green

More saturatedPastel Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Pastel Green

Pastel Green is #C1E1C1, a cool green color with balanced character. Compared with Limestone, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C1E1C1 RGB193, 225, 193 HSL120, 35, 82 CMYK14, 0, 14, 12 Luminance0.6904 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Limestone

Limestone is #D8D2C4, a warm orange color with muted character. Compared with Pastel Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D8D2C4 RGB216, 210, 196 HSL42, 20, 81 CMYK0, 3, 9, 15 Luminance0.6468 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Pastel Green or Limestone

Choose Pastel GreenPastel Green is better when the design needs balanced green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #C1E1C1.

Choose LimestoneLimestone is better when the design needs muted orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8D2C4.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPastel GreenLimestone

HEX#C1E1C1#D8D2C4

RGB193, 225, 193216, 210, 196

HSL120, 35, 8242, 20, 81

CMYK14, 0, 14, 120, 3, 9, 15

FamilyGreenOrange

TemperatureCoolWarm

ToneBalancedMuted

Luminance0.69040.6468

Black contrast14.81:113.94:1

White contrast1.42:11.51:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pastel Greenblack text - 14.81:1

Limestoneblack text - 13.94:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Limestone#D8D2C4

White#FFFFFF

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#E1C1E1#E1C1E1

#C5CBD8#C5CBD8

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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    "temperature": "cool",
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      "label": "black text",
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    },
    "description": "Pastel Green is #C1E1C1, a cool green color with balanced character. Compared with Limestone, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pastel-green/",
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  },
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    "name": "Limestone",
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    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
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    },
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    "bestText": {
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      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.94
    },
    "description": "Limestone is #D8D2C4, a warm orange color with muted character. Compared with Pastel Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/limestone/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"
  }
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 78,
    "saturation": 15,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0436,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Pastel Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pastel Green"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Pastel Green",
      "background": "#C1E1C1",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.81
    },
    {
      "color": "Limestone",
      "background": "#D8D2C4",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 13.94
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Limestone is better when the design needs muted orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D8D2C4.",
  "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/limestone.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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