Nearest-color comparison

Pumice vs Silver

Pumice and Silver are different green and gray colors with HEX values #BAC0B4 and #C0C0C0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 13.4, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Pumice and Silver are very close colors. Silver is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Pumice and Silver across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance13.4

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0128

Hue delta90 deg

Lighter colorSilver

More saturatedPumice

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Pumice

Pumice is #BAC0B4, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Silver, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#BAC0B4 RGB186, 192, 180 HSL90, 9, 73 CMYK3, 0, 6, 25 Luminance0.5143 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Silver

Silver is #C0C0C0, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Pumice, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C0C0C0 RGB192, 192, 192 HSL0, 0, 75 CMYK0, 0, 0, 25 Luminance0.5271 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Pumice or Silver

Choose PumicePumice is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BAC0B4.

Choose SilverSilver is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #C0C0C0.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPumiceSilver

HEX#BAC0B4#C0C0C0

RGB186, 192, 180192, 192, 192

HSL90, 9, 730, 0, 75

CMYK3, 0, 6, 250, 0, 0, 25

FamilyGreenGray

TemperatureCoolNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.51430.5271

Black contrast11.29:111.54:1

White contrast1.86:11.82:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Pumiceblack text - 11.29:1

Silverblack text - 11.54:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Pumice#BAC0B4

Silver#C0C0C0

#E8EAE6#E8EAE6

#EDEDED#EDEDED

#BAB4C0#BAB4C0

#BFBFBF#BFBFBF

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": "Pumice",
    "hex": "#BAC0B4",
    "rgb": [
      186,
      192,
      180
    ],
    "hsl": [
      90,
      9,
      73
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      3,
      0,
      6,
      25
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5143,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 11.29,
      "white": 1.86
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.29
    },
    "description": "Pumice is #BAC0B4, a cool green color with muted character. Compared with Silver, it is darker and more 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/pumice/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "silver",
    "name": "Silver",
    "hex": "#C0C0C0",
    "rgb": [
      192,
      192,
      192
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      0,
      75
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      0,
      0,
      25
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.5271,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 11.54,
      "white": 1.82
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.54
    },
    "description": "Silver is #C0C0C0, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Pumice, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/silver/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 13.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 90,
    "saturation": 9,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0128,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Silver",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pumice"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Pumice",
      "background": "#BAC0B4",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.29
    },
    {
      "color": "Silver",
      "background": "#C0C0C0",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 11.54
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Pumice is better when the design needs muted green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #BAC0B4.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Silver is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #C0C0C0.",
  "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/pumice-vs-silver.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Pumice and Silver are different green and gray colors with HEX values #BAC0B4 and #C0C0C0. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 13.4, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      },
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      "description": "Silver is #C0C0C0, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Pumice, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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