Nearest-color comparison

Sepia vs Bark

Sepia and Bark are different orange colors with HEX values #704214 and #5B3A29. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 30.8, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Sepia and Bark are visually related colors. Sepia is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.19:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Sepia#704214

Bark#5B3A29

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Sepia and Bark across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance30.8

Pair contrast1.19:1

Luminance delta0.0198

Hue delta10 deg

Lighter colorSepia

More saturatedSepia

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Sepia

Sepia is #704214, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bark, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#704214 RGB112, 66, 20 HSL30, 70, 26 CMYK0, 41, 82, 56 Luminance0.0739 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Bark

Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Sepia, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#5B3A29 RGB91, 58, 41 HSL20, 38, 26 CMYK0, 36, 55, 64 Luminance0.0541 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Sepia or Bark

Choose SepiaSepia is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #704214.

Choose BarkBark is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #5B3A29.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertySepiaBark

HEX#704214#5B3A29

RGB112, 66, 2091, 58, 41

HSL30, 70, 2620, 38, 26

CMYK0, 41, 82, 560, 36, 55, 64

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedEarth Tone

Luminance0.07390.0541

Black contrast2.48:12.08:1

White contrast8.47:110.09:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Sepiawhite text - 8.47:1

Barkwhite text - 10.09:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Sepia#704214

Bark#5B3A29

#BF7022#BF7022

#9B6246#9B6246

#144271#144271

#294B5B#294B5B

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": "sepia",
    "name": "Sepia",
    "hex": "#704214",
    "rgb": [
      112,
      66,
      20
    ],
    "hsl": [
      30,
      70,
      26
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      41,
      82,
      56
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0739,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.48,
      "white": 8.47
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.47
    },
    "description": "Sepia is #704214, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bark, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sepia/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "bark",
    "name": "Bark",
    "hex": "#5B3A29",
    "rgb": [
      91,
      58,
      41
    ],
    "hsl": [
      20,
      38,
      26
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      36,
      55,
      64
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "earth-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0541,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.08,
      "white": 10.09
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.09
    },
    "description": "Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Sepia, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bark/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 30.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.19,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 10,
    "saturation": 32,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0198,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Sepia",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Sepia"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.19,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Sepia",
      "background": "#704214",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 8.47
    },
    {
      "color": "Bark",
      "background": "#5B3A29",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 10.09
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Sepia is better when the design needs balanced orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #704214.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Bark is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #5B3A29.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/sepia-vs-bark.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "slug": "sepia-vs-bark",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Sepia vs Bark",
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  "summary": "Sepia and Bark are different orange colors with HEX values #704214 and #5B3A29. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 30.8, their contrast ratio is 1.19:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        20
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        30,
        70,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        41,
        82,
        56
      ],
      "family": "orange",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.0739,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 2.48,
        "white": 8.47
      },
      "wcag": {
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        "AAA": [
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        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 8.47
      },
      "description": "Sepia is #704214, a warm orange color with balanced character. Compared with Bark, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/sepia/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sepia.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bark",
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      "rgb": [
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        58,
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        26
      ],
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        55,
        64
      ],
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      ],
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      },
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        "AAA": [
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        ]
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
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      },
      "description": "Bark is #5B3A29, a warm orange color with earth tone character. Compared with Sepia, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/bark/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bark.json"
    }
  ],
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      "saturation": 32,
      "lightness": 0
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    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [],
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  },
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    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
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        "color": "Sepia",
        "background": "#704214",
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      },
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        "background": "#5B3A29",
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        "label": "white text",
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      }
    ]
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Bark is better when the design needs earth tone orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #5B3A29.",
    "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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