Nearest-color comparison
Sandy Brown #F4A460 vs Dark Salmon #E9967A: RGB distance 31.5 and contrast 1.13:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Sandy Brown and Dark Salmon are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 31.5. Sandy Brown is lighter by 0.0609, and Sandy Brown is more saturated by 15 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 Sandy Brown and Dark Salmon across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Sandy Brown is #F4A460, a warm orange with hue 28°, saturation 87% and luminance 0.4663. Beside Dark Salmon, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.33:1.
orange color
Dark Salmon is #E9967A, a warm orange with hue 15°, saturation 72% and luminance 0.4054. Beside Sandy Brown, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.11:1.
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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