Nearest-color comparison

Pastel Peach vs Moccasin

Pastel Peach and Moccasin are different orange colors with HEX values #FFDAB9 and #FFE4B5. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.8, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pastel Peach and Moccasin are very close colors. Moccasin is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. 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 Peach#FFDAB9

Moccasin#FFE4B5

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance10.8

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.0517

Hue delta10 deg

Lighter colorMoccasin

More saturatedPastel Peach

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Pastel Peach

Pastel Peach is #FFDAB9, a warm orange color with light and pastel character. Compared with Moccasin, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFDAB9 RGB255, 218, 185 HSL28, 100, 86 CMYK0, 15, 27, 0 Luminance0.7491 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Moccasin

Moccasin is #FFE4B5, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Pastel Peach, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FFE4B5 RGB255, 228, 181 HSL38, 100, 85 CMYK0, 11, 29, 0 Luminance0.8008 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Pastel Peach or Moccasin

Choose Pastel PeachPastel Peach is better when the design needs light and pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFDAB9.

Choose MoccasinMoccasin is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFE4B5.

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 PeachMoccasin

HEX#FFDAB9#FFE4B5

RGB255, 218, 185255, 228, 181

HSL28, 100, 8638, 100, 85

CMYK0, 15, 27, 00, 11, 29, 0

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLight, PastelPastel

Luminance0.74910.8008

Black contrast15.98:117.02:1

White contrast1.31:11.23:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pastel Peachblack text - 15.98:1

Moccasinblack text - 17.02:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Peach Puff#FFDAB9

Moccasin#FFE4B5

White#FFFFFF

#B8DEFF#B8DEFF

#B3CFFF#B3CFFF

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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    },
    "description": "Moccasin is #FFE4B5, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Pastel Peach, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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Differences

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  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
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    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0517,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Moccasin",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pastel Peach"
}

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 Peach",
      "background": "#FFDAB9",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.98
    },
    {
      "color": "Moccasin",
      "background": "#FFE4B5",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.02
    }
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Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Moccasin is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFE4B5.",
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Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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