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#E1C855

#e1c855 ≈ Naples Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1c855 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 78.43% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 62.22% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 49.29°, with 70% 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Naples Yellow (#fada5e), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.5797

Complementary

  1. #e1c855
  2. #556ee1

Split complementary

  1. #e1c855
  2. #55b4e1
  3. #8255e1

Analogous

  1. #e18255
  2. #e1c855
  3. #b4e155

Triadic

  1. #e1c855
  2. #55e1c8
  3. #c855e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1c855
  2. #6ee155
  3. #556ee1
  4. #c855e1

Square

  1. #e1c855
  2. #55e182
  3. #556ee1
  4. #e155b4

Monochromatic

  1. #857218
  2. #c6a923
  3. #e1c855
  4. #ecdd96
  5. #f8f2d7

Shades

#e1c855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1c855
  2. #cbb44d
  3. #b4a044
  4. #9e8c3c
  5. #877833
  6. #71642b
  7. #5a5022
  8. #443c1a
  9. #2d2811
  10. #171409
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1c855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1c855
  2. #e4ce66
  3. #e7d377
  4. #ead988
  5. #edde99
  6. #f0e4aa
  7. #f3e9bb
  8. #f6efcc
  9. #f9f4dd
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1c855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1c855
  2. #d7c159
  3. #ceba5e
  4. #c4b262
  5. #baab66
  6. #b1a46b
  7. #a79d6f
  8. #9d9673
  9. #938e77
  10. #8a877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c8a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac448 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2baaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc54e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ca58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebc094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1c855 {
  color: #e1c855;
}
Background
.bg-e1c855 {
  background-color: #e1c855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1c855 {
  border: 2px solid #e1c855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1c855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 200 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 70% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1c855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1c855, #b4e155);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1c855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 200 85 / 0.35);
}

#fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.35 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.74 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.95 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.01 #1e37aa Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Naples Yellow
#e1c855  rgb(225, 200, 85)  hsl(49, 70%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#556ee1  rgb(85, 110, 225)  hsl(229, 70%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#55e1c8  rgb(85, 225, 200)  hsl(169, 70%, 61%)  Turquoise
#c855e1  rgb(200, 85, 225)  hsl(289, 70%, 61%)  Medium Orchid