Nearest-color comparison
Polished Copper #B87333 vs Adobe #BD6C48: RGB distance 22.7 and contrast 1.03:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Polished Copper and Adobe are very close, with an RGB distance of 22.7. Polished Copper is lighter by 0.0068, and Polished Copper is more saturated by 10 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Polished Copper and Adobe across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Polished Copper is #B87333, a warm orange with hue 29°, saturation 57% and luminance 0.2269. Beside Adobe, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.54:1.
orange color
Adobe is #BD6C48, a warm orange with hue 18°, saturation 47% and luminance 0.2201. Beside Polished Copper, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 5.4:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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