Nearest-color comparison

Rosy Brown vs Driftwood

Rosy Brown and Driftwood are different red and orange colors with HEX values #BC8F8F and #A69A8D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 24.7, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Rosy Brown and Driftwood are very close colors. Driftwood is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Driftwood#A69A8D

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Rosy Brown and Driftwood across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance24.7

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0082

Hue delta31 deg

Lighter colorDriftwood

More saturatedRosy Brown

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Rosy Brown

Rosy Brown is #BC8F8F, a warm red color with muted character. Compared with Driftwood, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#BC8F8F RGB188, 143, 143 HSL0, 25, 65 CMYK0, 24, 24, 26 Luminance0.3232 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Driftwood

Driftwood is #A69A8D, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Rosy Brown, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#A69A8D RGB166, 154, 141 HSL31, 12, 60 CMYK0, 7, 15, 35 Luminance0.3314 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Rosy Brown or Driftwood

Choose Rosy BrownRosy Brown is better when the design needs muted red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #BC8F8F.

Choose DriftwoodDriftwood is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A69A8D.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyRosy BrownDriftwood

HEX#BC8F8F#A69A8D

RGB188, 143, 143166, 154, 141

HSL0, 25, 6531, 12, 60

CMYK0, 24, 24, 260, 7, 15, 35

FamilyRedOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneMutedMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.32320.3314

Black contrast7.46:17.63:1

White contrast2.81:12.75:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Rosy Brownblack text - 7.46:1

Driftwoodblack text - 7.63:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Driftwood#A69A8D

#DEC9C9#DEC9C9

#CEC7C0#CEC7C0

#8FBCBC#8FBCBC

#8D99A5#8D99A5

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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    "name": "Rosy Brown",
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    "rgb": [
      188,
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      143
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      25,
      65
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      24,
      24,
      26
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3232,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 7.46,
      "white": 2.81
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.46
    },
    "description": "Rosy Brown is #BC8F8F, a warm red color with muted character. Compared with Driftwood, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/rosy-brown/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "driftwood",
    "name": "Driftwood",
    "hex": "#A69A8D",
    "rgb": [
      166,
      154,
      141
    ],
    "hsl": [
      31,
      12,
      60
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      7,
      15,
      35
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "muted",
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.3314,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 7.63,
      "white": 2.75
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.63
    },
    "description": "Driftwood is #A69A8D, a warm orange color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Rosy Brown, it is lighter 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/driftwood/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 24.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.02,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 31,
    "saturation": 13,
    "lightness": 5
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0082,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Driftwood",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Rosy Brown"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Rosy Brown",
      "background": "#BC8F8F",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.46
    },
    {
      "color": "Driftwood",
      "background": "#A69A8D",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 7.63
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Rosy Brown is better when the design needs muted red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #BC8F8F.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Driftwood is better when the design needs muted and earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #A69A8D.",
  "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/rosy-brown-vs-driftwood.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/driftwood/",
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