Nearest-color comparison

Quartz vs Pearl

Quartz #E7D9D1 vs Pearl #EAE0C8: RGB distance 11.8 and contrast 1.05:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.

Quartz and Pearl are very close, with an RGB distance of 11.8. Pearl is lighter by 0.0375, and Pearl is more saturated by 14 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Quartz#E7D9D1

Pearl#EAE0C8

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance11.8

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0375

Hue delta20 deg

Lighter colorPearl

More saturatedPearl

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Quartz

Quartz is #E7D9D1, a warm orange with hue 22°, saturation 31% and luminance 0.7122. Beside Pearl, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.24:1.

HEX#E7D9D1 RGB231, 217, 209 HSL22, 31, 86 CMYK0, 6, 10, 9 Luminance0.7122 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Pearl

Pearl is #EAE0C8, a warm orange with hue 42°, saturation 45% and luminance 0.7497. Beside Quartz, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 15.99:1.

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

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Quartz or Pearl

Choose QuartzChoose Quartz when the design calls for light orange color at #E7D9D1, with warm temperature and 86% HSL lightness.

Choose PearlChoose Pearl when #EAE0C8, its balanced orange character, or its 85% HSL lightness is the closer match.

Use togetherTreat them as tonal alternatives or adjacent palette steps, not as text and background. Their contrast is only 1.05:1.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyQuartzPearl

HEX#E7D9D1#EAE0C8

RGB231, 217, 209234, 224, 200

HSL22, 31, 8642, 45, 85

CMYK0, 6, 10, 90, 4, 15, 8

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneLightBalanced

Luminance0.71220.7497

Black contrast15.24:115.99:1

White contrast1.38:11.31:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Quartzblack text - 15.24:1

Pearlblack text - 15.99:1

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Related Palette Strip

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

Quartz#E7D9D1

Pearl#EAE0C8

White#FFFFFF

#D0DEE6#D0DEE6

#C8D2EA#C8D2EA

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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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.24
    },
    "description": "Quartz is #E7D9D1, a warm orange color with light character. Compared with Pearl, it is darker and less 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/quartz/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "pearl",
    "name": "Pearl",
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    "tone": [
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    "luminance": 0.7497,
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      "white": 1.31
    },
    "wcag": {
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.99
    },
    "description": "Pearl is #EAE0C8, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Quartz, it is lighter and more 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"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 11.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 20,
    "saturation": 14,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0375,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Pearl",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pearl"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Quartz",
      "background": "#E7D9D1",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.24
    },
    {
      "color": "Pearl",
      "background": "#EAE0C8",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.99
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Pearl is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAE0C8.",
  "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/quartz-vs-pearl.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/quartz.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Quartz and Pearl are different orange colors with HEX values #E7D9D1 and #EAE0C8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.8, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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