Nearest-color comparison
Pastel Peach #FFDAB9 vs Moccasin #FFE4B5: RGB distance 10.8 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Pastel Peach and Moccasin are very close, with an RGB distance of 10.8. Moccasin is lighter by 0.0517, and their saturation is equal. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Pastel Peach and Moccasin across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Pastel Peach is #FFDAB9, a warm orange with hue 28°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.7491. Beside Moccasin, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.98:1.
orange color
Moccasin is #FFE4B5, a warm orange with hue 38°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.8008. Beside Pastel Peach, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.02:1.
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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