Nearest-color comparison

Spinel vs Poppy Red

Spinel and Poppy Red are different red colors with HEX values #D83A56 and #DC343B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.9, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Spinel and Poppy Red are visually related colors. Spinel is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.01:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Spinel#D83A56

Poppy Red#DC343B

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Spinel and Poppy Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance27.9

Pair contrast1.01:1

Luminance delta0.0031

Hue delta9 deg

Lighter colorSpinel

More saturatedPoppy Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Spinel

Spinel is #D83A56, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Poppy Red, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#D83A56 RGB216, 58, 86 HSL349, 67, 54 CMYK0, 73, 60, 15 Luminance0.183 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Poppy Red

Poppy Red is #DC343B, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Spinel, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#DC343B RGB220, 52, 59 HSL358, 71, 53 CMYK0, 76, 73, 14 Luminance0.1799 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Spinel or Poppy Red

Choose SpinelSpinel is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D83A56.

Choose Poppy RedPoppy Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DC343B.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertySpinelPoppy Red

HEX#D83A56#DC343B

RGB216, 58, 86220, 52, 59

HSL349, 67, 54358, 71, 53

CMYK0, 73, 60, 150, 76, 73, 14

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.1830.1799

Black contrast4.66:14.6:1

White contrast4.51:14.57:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Spinelblack text - 4.66:1

Poppy Redblack text - 4.6:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Spinel#D83A56

Poppy Red#DC343B

#E78899#E78899

#EA8184#EA8184

#3BD8BB#3BD8BB

#32DCD7#32DCD7

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": "spinel",
    "name": "Spinel",
    "hex": "#D83A56",
    "rgb": [
      216,
      58,
      86
    ],
    "hsl": [
      349,
      67,
      54
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      73,
      60,
      15
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.183,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.66,
      "white": 4.51
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.66
    },
    "description": "Spinel is #D83A56, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Poppy Red, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/spinel/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spinel.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "poppy-red",
    "name": "Poppy Red",
    "hex": "#DC343B",
    "rgb": [
      220,
      52,
      59
    ],
    "hsl": [
      358,
      71,
      53
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      76,
      73,
      14
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.1799,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 4.6,
      "white": 4.57
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#FFFFFF"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.6
    },
    "description": "Poppy Red is #DC343B, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Spinel, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/poppy-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

{
  "rgbDistance": 27.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.01,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 9,
    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0031,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Spinel",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Poppy Red"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.01,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Spinel",
      "background": "#D83A56",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.66
    },
    {
      "color": "Poppy Red",
      "background": "#DC343B",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 4.6
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Spinel is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #D83A56.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Poppy Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DC343B.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/spinel-vs-poppy-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spinel.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/poppy-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Spinel and Poppy Red are different red colors with HEX values #D83A56 and #DC343B. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.9, their contrast ratio is 1.01:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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      },
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      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/spinel.json"
    },
    {
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      },
      "description": "Poppy Red is #DC343B, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Spinel, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/poppy-red/",
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    "sameTemperature": true,
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