Shamrock vs Traffic Green

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  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "shamrock-vs-traffic-green",
  "type": "nearest",
  "name": "Shamrock vs Traffic Green",
  "verdict": "Shamrock and Traffic Green are visually related colors. Shamrock is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.37:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
  "summary": "Shamrock and Traffic Green are different green colors with HEX values #009E60 and #008450. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 30.5, their contrast ratio is 1.37:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
  "rgbDistance": 30.5,
  "contrastRatio": 1.37,
  "colors": [
    {
      "slug": "shamrock",
      "name": "Shamrock",
      "hex": "#009E60",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        158,
        96
      ],
      "hsl": [
        156,
        100,
        31
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        39,
        38
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.253,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 6.06,
        "white": 3.47
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 6.06
      },
      "description": "Shamrock is #009E60, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Traffic Green, it is lighter and similar in saturation. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/shamrock/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "traffic-green",
      "name": "Traffic Green",
      "hex": "#008450",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        132,
        80
      ],
      "hsl": [
        156,
        100,
        26
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        100,
        0,
        39,
        48
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "jewel-tone"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.1708,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 4.42,
        "white": 4.76
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF"
        ],
        "AAA": []
      },
      "bestText": {
        "text": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 4.76
      },
      "description": "Traffic Green is #008450, a cool green color with jewel tone character. Compared with Shamrock, it is darker and similar in saturation. Use it for industrial design, safety systems, and hardware palettes, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/traffic-green/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"
    }
  ],
  "differences": {
    "rgbDistance": 30.5,
    "contrastRatio": 1.37,
    "hslDelta": {
      "hue": 0,
      "saturation": 0,
      "lightness": 5
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0822,
    "sameFamily": true,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "lighterColor": "Shamrock",
    "moreSaturatedColor": "Shamrock"
  },
  "accessibility": {
    "pairContrastRatio": 1.37,
    "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
    "safeText": [
      {
        "color": "Shamrock",
        "background": "#009E60",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 6.06
      },
      {
        "color": "Traffic Green",
        "background": "#008450",
        "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
        "label": "white text",
        "ratio": 4.76
      }
    ]
  },
  "useCases": {
    "chooseFirstWhen": "Shamrock is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #009E60.",
    "chooseSecondWhen": "Traffic Green is better when the design needs jewel tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #008450.",
    "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
  },
  "relatedApi": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/shamrock-vs-traffic-green.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shamrock.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-green.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/compare/shamrock-vs-traffic-green/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/shamrock-vs-traffic-green.json"
}