Nearest-color comparison

Pearl vs Vellum

Pearl and Vellum are different orange colors with HEX values #EAE0C8 and #EFE3C8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.8, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pearl and Vellum are very close colors. Vellum is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Pearl and Vellum across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance5.8

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0249

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorVellum

More saturatedVellum

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Pearl

Pearl is #EAE0C8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Vellum, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EAE0C8 RGB234, 224, 200 HSL42, 45, 85 CMYK0, 4, 15, 8 Luminance0.7497 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Vellum

Vellum is #EFE3C8, a warm orange color with light character. Compared with Pearl, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EFE3C8 RGB239, 227, 200 HSL42, 55, 86 CMYK0, 5, 16, 6 Luminance0.7746 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Pearl or Vellum

Choose PearlPearl is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAE0C8.

Choose VellumVellum is better when the design needs light orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EFE3C8.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPearlVellum

HEX#EAE0C8#EFE3C8

RGB234, 224, 200239, 227, 200

HSL42, 45, 8542, 55, 86

CMYK0, 4, 15, 80, 5, 16, 6

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedLight

Luminance0.74970.7746

Black contrast15.99:116.49:1

White contrast1.31:11.27:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pearlblack text - 15.99:1

Vellumblack text - 16.49:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Pearl#EAE0C8

Vellum#EFE3C8

White#FFFFFF

#C8D2EA#C8D2EA

#C8D3EF#C8D3EF

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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    "name": "Pearl",
    "hex": "#EAE0C8",
    "rgb": [
      234,
      224,
      200
    ],
    "hsl": [
      42,
      45,
      85
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      4,
      15,
      8
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7497,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 15.99,
      "white": 1.31
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.99
    },
    "description": "Pearl is #EAE0C8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Vellum, 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/pearl/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "vellum",
    "name": "Vellum",
    "hex": "#EFE3C8",
    "rgb": [
      239,
      227,
      200
    ],
    "hsl": [
      42,
      55,
      86
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      5,
      16,
      6
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "light"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7746,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 16.49,
      "white": 1.27
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.49
    },
    "description": "Vellum is #EFE3C8, a warm orange color with light character. Compared with Pearl, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/vellum/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 5.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 10,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0249,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Vellum",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Vellum"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Pearl",
      "background": "#EAE0C8",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.99
    },
    {
      "color": "Vellum",
      "background": "#EFE3C8",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.49
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Pearl is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAE0C8.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Vellum is better when the design needs light orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EFE3C8.",
  "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/compare/pearl-vs-vellum.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Pearl and Vellum are different orange colors with HEX values #EAE0C8 and #EFE3C8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 5.8, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
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    },
    {
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      "description": "Vellum is #EFE3C8, a warm orange color with light character. Compared with Pearl, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neutral systems, backgrounds, and editorial typography, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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