Nearest-color comparison

Rose Gold vs Mocha

Rose Gold and Mocha are different red and orange colors with HEX values #B76E79 and #967969. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 38.3, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Rose Gold and Mocha are visually related colors. Rose Gold is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Rose Gold#B76E79

Mocha#967969

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Rose Gold and Mocha across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance38.3

Pair contrast1.05:1

Luminance delta0.0142

Hue delta330 deg

Lighter colorRose Gold

More saturatedRose Gold

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Rose Gold

Rose Gold is #B76E79, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Mocha, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#B76E79 RGB183, 110, 121 HSL351, 34, 57 CMYK0, 40, 34, 28 Luminance0.226 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Mocha

Mocha is #967969, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Rose Gold, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#967969 RGB150, 121, 105 HSL21, 18, 50 CMYK0, 19, 30, 41 Luminance0.2118 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Rose Gold or Mocha

Choose Rose GoldRose Gold is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B76E79.

Choose MochaMocha is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #967969.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyRose GoldMocha

HEX#B76E79#967969

RGB183, 110, 121150, 121, 105

HSL351, 34, 5721, 18, 50

CMYK0, 40, 34, 280, 19, 30, 41

FamilyRedOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.2260.2118

Black contrast5.52:15.24:1

White contrast3.8:14.01:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Rose Goldblack text - 5.52:1

Mochablack text - 5.24:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Rose Gold#B76E79

Mocha#967969

#D5AAB0#D5AAB0

#BCA99F#BCA99F

#6CB7AB#6CB7AB

#698696#698696

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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    "slug": "rose-gold",
    "name": "Rose Gold",
    "hex": "#B76E79",
    "rgb": [
      183,
      110,
      121
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    "hsl": [
      351,
      34,
      57
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      34,
      28
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.226,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.52,
      "white": 3.8
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.52
    },
    "description": "Rose Gold is #B76E79, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Mocha, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rose-gold/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "mocha",
    "name": "Mocha",
    "hex": "#967969",
    "rgb": [
      150,
      121,
      105
    ],
    "hsl": [
      21,
      18,
      50
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      19,
      30,
      41
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2118,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.24,
      "white": 4.01
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.24
    },
    "description": "Mocha is #967969, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Rose Gold, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/mocha/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 38.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.05,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 330,
    "saturation": 16,
    "lightness": 7
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0142,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Rose Gold",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Rose Gold"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.05,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Rose Gold",
      "background": "#B76E79",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.52
    },
    {
      "color": "Mocha",
      "background": "#967969",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.24
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Rose Gold is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #B76E79.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Mocha is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #967969.",
  "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/rose-gold-vs-mocha.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Rose Gold and Mocha are different red and orange colors with HEX values #B76E79 and #967969. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 38.3, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rose-gold/",
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