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#E5CD4E

#e5cd4e ≈ Naples Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e5cd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.48% magenta, 65.94% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 50.46°, with 74.38% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Naples Yellow (#fada5e), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6087

Complementary

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #4e66e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #4eb2e5
  3. #824ee5

Analogous

  1. #e5824e
  2. #e5cd4e
  3. #b2e54e

Triadic

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #4ee5cd
  3. #cd4ee5

Tetradic

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #66e54e
  3. #4e66e5
  4. #cd4ee5

Square

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #4ee582
  3. #4e66e5
  4. #e54eb2

Monochromatic

  1. #867414
  2. #c9ae1e
  3. #e5cd4e
  4. #efe091
  5. #f9f3d3

Shades

#e5cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #ceb946
  3. #b7a43e
  4. #a09037
  5. #897b2f
  6. #736727
  7. #5c521f
  8. #453e17
  9. #2e2910
  10. #171508
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #e8d260
  3. #ead771
  4. #eddc83
  5. #efe195
  6. #f2e6a7
  7. #f5ebb8
  8. #f7f0ca
  9. #faf5dc
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5cd4e
  2. #dbc553
  3. #d1be58
  4. #c7b65d
  5. #bdae62
  6. #b3a767
  7. #a89f6c
  8. #9e9771
  9. #948f76
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cda9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c83e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6bfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6cf52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0c495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5cd4e {
  color: #e5cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-e5cd4e {
  background-color: #e5cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #e5cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 74% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5cd4e, #b2e54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.96 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.48 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.63 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #1a32b1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Naples Yellow
#e5cd4e  rgb(229, 205, 78)  hsl(50, 74%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#4e66e5  rgb(78, 102, 229)  hsl(230, 74%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ee5cd  rgb(78, 229, 205)  hsl(170, 74%, 60%)  Turquoise
#cd4ee5  rgb(205, 78, 229)  hsl(290, 74%, 60%)  Medium Orchid