Nearest-color comparison
Sepia #704214 vs Bark #5B3A29: RGB distance 30.8 and contrast 1.19:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Sepia and Bark are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 30.8. Sepia is lighter by 0.0198, and Sepia is more saturated by 32 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Sepia and Bark across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
orange color
Sepia is #704214, a warm orange with hue 30°, saturation 70% and luminance 0.0739. Beside Bark, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 8.47:1.
orange color
Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange with hue 20°, saturation 38% and luminance 0.0541. Beside Sepia, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 10.09:1.
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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"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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