Nearest-color comparison

Warm Gray vs Titanium

Warm Gray and Titanium are different gray colors with HEX values #8A8378 and #878681. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 9.9, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Warm Gray and Titanium are very close colors. Titanium is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Warm Gray#8A8378

Titanium#878681

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance9.9

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.008

Hue delta13 deg

Lighter colorTitanium

More saturatedWarm Gray

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

gray color

Warm Gray

Warm Gray is #8A8378, 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#8A8378 RGB138, 131, 120 HSL37, 7, 51 CMYK0, 5, 13, 46 Luminance0.2299 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

gray color

Titanium

Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Warm Gray, 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 Warm Gray or Titanium

Choose Warm GrayWarm Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A8378.

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

PropertyWarm GrayTitanium

HEX#8A8378#878681

RGB138, 131, 120135, 134, 129

HSL37, 7, 5150, 2, 52

CMYK0, 5, 13, 460, 1, 4, 47

FamilyGrayGray

TemperatureNeutralNeutral

ToneMutedMuted

Luminance0.22990.2379

Black contrast5.6:15.76:1

White contrast3.75:13.65:1

Shared tonesMuted

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Warm Grayblack text - 5.6:1

Titaniumblack text - 5.76:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Warm Gray#8A8378

Titanium#878681

#B5B1AA#B5B1AA

#B4B4B1#B4B4B1

#79808B#79808B

#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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    "name": "Warm Gray",
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      138,
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    "hsl": [
      37,
      7,
      51
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
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      13,
      46
    ],
    "family": "gray",
    "temperature": "neutral",
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.2299,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.6,
      "white": 3.75
    },
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        "#000000",
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      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.6
    },
    "description": "Warm Gray is #8A8378, 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/warm-gray/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "titanium",
    "name": "Titanium",
    "hex": "#878681",
    "rgb": [
      135,
      134,
      129
    ],
    "hsl": [
      50,
      2,
      52
    ],
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      0,
      1,
      4,
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    ],
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    "temperature": "neutral",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.2379,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.76,
      "white": 3.65
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
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      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.76
    },
    "description": "Titanium is #878681, a neutral gray color with muted character. Compared with Warm Gray, 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": 9.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 13,
    "saturation": 5,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.008,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Titanium",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Warm Gray"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Warm Gray",
      "background": "#8A8378",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.6
    },
    {
      "color": "Titanium",
      "background": "#878681",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.76
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Warm Gray is better when the design needs muted gray character, neutral temperature, and the specific HEX value #8A8378.",
  "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/warm-gray-vs-titanium.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-gray.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/titanium.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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