Nearest-color comparison

Stone vs Titanium

Stone and Titanium are different gray colors with HEX values #8A817C and #878681. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 7.7, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Stone and Titanium are very close colors. Titanium is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.04:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Stone and Titanium across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance7.7

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0123

Hue delta29 deg

Lighter colorTitanium

More saturatedStone

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Stone

Stone is #8A817C, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Titanium, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#8A817C RGB138, 129, 124 HSL21, 6, 51 CMYK0, 7, 10, 46 Luminance0.2256 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Titanium

Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Stone, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#878681 RGB135, 134, 129 HSL50, 2, 52 CMYK0, 1, 4, 47 Luminance0.2379 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Stone or Titanium

Choose StoneStone is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A817C.

Choose TitaniumTitanium is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #878681.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyStoneTitanium

HEX#8A817C#878681

RGB138, 129, 124135, 134, 129

HSL21, 6, 5150, 2, 52

CMYK0, 7, 10, 460, 1, 4, 47

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.22560.2379

Black contrast5.51:15.76:1

White contrast3.81:13.65:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Stoneblack text - 5.51:1

Titaniumblack text - 5.76:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Stone#8A817C

Titanium#878681

#B5AFAB#B5AFAB

#B4B4B1#B4B4B1

#7B848A#7B848A

#828387#828387

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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    "luminance": 0.2256,
    "contrast": {
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.51
    },
    "description": "Stone is #8A817C, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Titanium, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/stone/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "titanium",
    "name": "Titanium",
    "hex": "#878681",
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      135,
      134,
      129
    ],
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    ],
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      1,
      4,
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    ],
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    "tone": [
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    ],
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    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.76,
      "white": 3.65
    },
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.76
    },
    "description": "Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Stone, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for metallic palettes, product finishes, and premium packaging, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/titanium/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 7.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 29,
    "saturation": 4,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0123,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Titanium",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Stone"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Stone",
      "background": "#8A817C",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.51
    },
    {
      "color": "Titanium",
      "background": "#878681",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.76
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Stone is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A817C.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Titanium is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #878681.",
  "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/stone-vs-titanium.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/stone.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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