Nearest-color comparison

Red Clay vs Adobe

Red Clay and Adobe are different orange colors with HEX values #B45A3C and #BD6C48. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 23.4, their contrast ratio is 1.21:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Red Clay and Adobe are very close colors. Adobe is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.21:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Red Clay#B45A3C

Adobe#BD6C48

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Red Clay and Adobe across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance23.4

Pair contrast1.21:1

Luminance delta0.0467

Hue delta3 deg

Lighter colorAdobe

More saturatedRed Clay

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Red Clay

Red Clay is #B45A3C, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Adobe, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B45A3C RGB180, 90, 60 HSL15, 50, 47 CMYK0, 50, 67, 29 Luminance0.1734 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Adobe

Adobe is #BD6C48, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Red Clay, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#BD6C48 RGB189, 108, 72 HSL18, 47, 51 CMYK0, 43, 62, 26 Luminance0.2201 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Red Clay or Adobe

Choose Red ClayRed Clay is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B45A3C.

Choose AdobeAdobe is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #BD6C48.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyRed ClayAdobe

HEX#B45A3C#BD6C48

RGB180, 90, 60189, 108, 72

HSL15, 50, 4718, 47, 51

CMYK0, 50, 67, 290, 43, 62, 26

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneEarth ToneEarth Tone

Luminance0.17340.2201

Black contrast4.47:15.4:1

White contrast4.7:13.89:1

Shared tonesEarth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Red Claywhite text - 4.7:1

Adobeblack text - 5.4:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Red Clay#B45A3C

Adobe#BD6C48

#D28F79#D28F79

#D5A18B#D5A18B

#3C96B4#3C96B4

#479ABD#479ABD

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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      90,
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      15,
      50,
      47
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      67,
      29
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.1734,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 4.7
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.7
    },
    "description": "Red Clay is #B45A3C, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Adobe, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/red-clay/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "adobe",
    "name": "Adobe",
    "hex": "#BD6C48",
    "rgb": [
      189,
      108,
      72
    ],
    "hsl": [
      18,
      47,
      51
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      43,
      62,
      26
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2201,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.4,
      "white": 3.89
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.4
    },
    "description": "Adobe is #BD6C48, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Red Clay, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for warm accents, food branding, and interior palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/adobe/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 23.4,
  "contrastRatio": 1.21,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 3,
    "saturation": 3,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0467,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Adobe",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Red Clay"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.21,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Red Clay",
      "background": "#B45A3C",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 4.7
    },
    {
      "color": "Adobe",
      "background": "#BD6C48",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.4
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Red Clay is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B45A3C.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Adobe is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #BD6C48.",
  "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/red-clay-vs-adobe.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/adobe.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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