Nearest-color comparison
Salmon Rose #E7968B vs Light Coral #F08080: RGB distance 26.2 and contrast 1.13:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Salmon Rose and Light Coral are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 26.2. Salmon Rose is lighter by 0.0515, and Light Coral is more saturated by 13 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Salmon Rose and Light Coral across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
red color
Salmon Rose is #E7968B, a warm red with hue 7°, saturation 66% and luminance 0.4067. Beside Light Coral, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.13:1.
red color
Light Coral is #F08080, a warm red with hue 0°, saturation 79% and luminance 0.3552. Beside Salmon Rose, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 8.1:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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