Nearest-color comparison
Pumpkin #FF7518 vs Safety Orange #FF7900: RGB distance 24.3 and contrast 1.02:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Pumpkin and Safety Orange are very close, with an RGB distance of 24.3. Safety Orange is lighter by 0.0088, and their saturation is equal. 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 Pumpkin and Safety Orange across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Pumpkin is #FF7518, a warm orange with hue 24°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.3405. Beside Safety Orange, it is darker and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 7.81:1.
orange color
Safety Orange is #FF7900, a warm orange with hue 28°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.3493. Beside Pumpkin, it is lighter and equally saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 7.99:1.
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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