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#E8CD4E

#e8cd4e ≈ Naples Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8cd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.64% magenta, 66.38% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 49.48°, with 77% saturation and 60.78% 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 13.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Naples Yellow (#fada5e), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.6137

Complementary

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #4e69e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #4eb6e8
  3. #804ee8

Analogous

  1. #e8804e
  2. #e8cd4e
  3. #b6e84e

Triadic

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #4ee8cd
  3. #cd4ee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #69e84e
  3. #4e69e8
  4. #cd4ee8

Square

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #4ee880
  3. #4e69e8
  4. #e84eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #8b7612
  2. #cfaf1b
  3. #e8cd4e
  4. #f1e092
  5. #faf3d5

Shades

#e8cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #d1b946
  3. #baa43e
  4. #a29037
  5. #8b7b2f
  6. #746727
  7. #5d521f
  8. #463e17
  9. #2e2910
  10. #171508
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #ead260
  3. #edd771
  4. #efdc83
  5. #f1e195
  6. #f4e6a7
  7. #f6ebb8
  8. #f8f0ca
  9. #faf5dc
  10. #fdfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8cd4e
  2. #dec553
  3. #d3be58
  4. #c9b65d
  5. #beae62
  6. #b4a767
  7. #aa9f6c
  8. #9f9771
  9. #958f76
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cda9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c83e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d155 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fabeb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4ca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d052 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3c495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8cd4e {
  color: #e8cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-e8cd4e {
  background-color: #e8cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #e8cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 77% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8cd4e, #b6e84e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.49 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.50 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.75 #1732b1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Naples Yellow
#e8cd4e  rgb(232, 205, 78)  hsl(49, 77%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#4e69e8  rgb(78, 105, 232)  hsl(229, 77%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ee8cd  rgb(78, 232, 205)  hsl(169, 77%, 61%)  Turquoise
#cd4ee8  rgb(205, 78, 232)  hsl(289, 77%, 61%)  Medium Orchid