Nearest-color comparison
Pumice #BAC0B4 vs Silver #C0C0C0: RGB distance 13.4 and contrast 1.02:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Pumice and Silver are very close, with an RGB distance of 13.4. Silver is lighter by 0.0128, and Pumice is more saturated by 9 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Pumice and Silver across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
green color
Pumice is #BAC0B4, a cool green with hue 90°, saturation 9% and luminance 0.5143. Beside Silver, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.29:1.
gray color
Silver is #C0C0C0, a neutral gray with hue 0°, saturation 0% and luminance 0.5271. Beside Pumice, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 11.54:1.
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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"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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"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."
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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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