Nearest-color comparison

Vanilla vs Wheat

Vanilla and Wheat are different yellow and orange colors with HEX values #F3E5AB and #F5DEB3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.8, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Vanilla and Wheat are very close colors. Vanilla 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

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Vanilla and Wheat across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance10.8

Pair contrast1.04:1

Luminance delta0.0312

Hue delta9 deg

Lighter colorVanilla

More saturatedWheat

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Vanilla

Vanilla is #F3E5AB, a warm yellow color with pastel character. Compared with Wheat, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F3E5AB RGB243, 229, 171 HSL48, 75, 81 CMYK0, 6, 30, 5 Luminance0.7803 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Wheat

Wheat is #F5DEB3, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Vanilla, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#F5DEB3 RGB245, 222, 179 HSL39, 77, 83 CMYK0, 9, 27, 4 Luminance0.7491 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Vanilla or Wheat

Choose VanillaVanilla is better when the design needs pastel yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F3E5AB.

Choose WheatWheat is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5DEB3.

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

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyVanillaWheat

HEX#F3E5AB#F5DEB3

RGB243, 229, 171245, 222, 179

HSL48, 75, 8139, 77, 83

CMYK0, 6, 30, 50, 9, 27, 4

FamilyYellowOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

TonePastelPastel

Luminance0.78030.7491

Black contrast16.61:115.98:1

White contrast1.26:11.31:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Vanillablack text - 16.61:1

Wheatblack text - 15.98:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

#FEFEFB#FEFEFB

White#FFFFFF

#AAB9F3#AAB9F3

#B2CAF5#B2CAF5

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": "vanilla",
    "name": "Vanilla",
    "hex": "#F3E5AB",
    "rgb": [
      243,
      229,
      171
    ],
    "hsl": [
      48,
      75,
      81
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      6,
      30,
      5
    ],
    "family": "yellow",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7803,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 16.61,
      "white": 1.26
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.61
    },
    "description": "Vanilla is #F3E5AB, a warm yellow color with pastel character. Compared with Wheat, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/vanilla/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "wheat",
    "name": "Wheat",
    "hex": "#F5DEB3",
    "rgb": [
      245,
      222,
      179
    ],
    "hsl": [
      39,
      77,
      83
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      9,
      27,
      4
    ],
    "family": "orange",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7491,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 15.98,
      "white": 1.31
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.98
    },
    "description": "Wheat is #F5DEB3, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Vanilla, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/wheat/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 10.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.04,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 9,
    "saturation": 2,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0312,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Vanilla",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Wheat"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.04,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Vanilla",
      "background": "#F3E5AB",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.61
    },
    {
      "color": "Wheat",
      "background": "#F5DEB3",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.98
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Vanilla is better when the design needs pastel yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F3E5AB.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Wheat is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5DEB3.",
  "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/vanilla-vs-wheat.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "type": "nearest",
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  "summary": "Vanilla and Wheat are different yellow and orange colors with HEX values #F3E5AB and #F5DEB3. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 10.8, their contrast ratio is 1.04:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        48,
        75,
        81
      ],
      "cmyk": [
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        6,
        30,
        5
      ],
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      "tone": [
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      ],
      "luminance": 0.7803,
      "contrast": {
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        "white": 1.26
      },
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        "label": "black text",
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      },
      "description": "Vanilla is #F3E5AB, a warm yellow color with pastel character. Compared with Wheat, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json"
    },
    {
      "slug": "wheat",
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        222,
        179
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        39,
        77,
        83
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
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        27,
        4
      ],
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      "bestText": {
        "text": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 15.98
      },
      "description": "Wheat is #F5DEB3, a warm orange color with pastel character. Compared with Vanilla, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/wheat/",
      "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"
    }
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      "saturation": 2,
      "lightness": 2
    },
    "luminanceDelta": 0.0312,
    "sameFamily": false,
    "sameTemperature": true,
    "sharedTones": [
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    ],
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        "foreground": "#000000",
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      },
      {
        "color": "Wheat",
        "background": "#F5DEB3",
        "foreground": "#000000",
        "label": "black text",
        "ratio": 15.98
      }
    ]
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    "chooseSecondWhen": "Wheat is better when the design needs pastel orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #F5DEB3.",
    "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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