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#E6CC4E

#e6cc4e ≈ Naples Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6cc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 80% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 66.09% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 49.74°, with 75.25% saturation and 60.39% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Naples Yellow (#fada5e), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6056

Complementary

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #4e68e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #4eb4e6
  3. #804ee6

Analogous

  1. #e6804e
  2. #e6cc4e
  3. #b4e64e

Triadic

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #4ee6cc
  3. #cc4ee6

Tetradic

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #68e64e
  3. #4e68e6
  4. #cc4ee6

Square

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #4ee680
  3. #4e68e6
  4. #e64eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #887413
  2. #cbad1d
  3. #e6cc4e
  4. #efdf91
  5. #f9f3d4

Shades

#e6cc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #cfb846
  3. #b8a33e
  4. #a18f37
  5. #8a7a2f
  6. #736627
  7. #5c521f
  8. #453d17
  9. #2e2910
  10. #171408
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6cc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #e9d160
  3. #ebd671
  4. #eedb83
  5. #f0e095
  6. #f3e6a7
  7. #f5ebb8
  8. #f8f0ca
  9. #faf5dc
  10. #fdfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6cc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6cc4e
  2. #dcc453
  3. #d2bd58
  4. #c7b55d
  5. #bdae62
  6. #b3a667
  7. #a99e6c
  8. #9f9771
  9. #948f76
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7bdb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ce52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1c394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6cc4e {
  color: #e6cc4e;
}
Background
.bg-e6cc4e {
  background-color: #e6cc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6cc4e {
  border: 2px solid #e6cc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6cc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 204 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 75% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6cc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6cc4e, #b4e64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6cc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 204 78 / 0.35);
}

#fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.84 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.74 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.83 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.84 #1933b1 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Naples Yellow
#e6cc4e  rgb(230, 204, 78)  hsl(50, 75%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#4e68e6  rgb(78, 104, 230)  hsl(230, 75%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4ee6cc  rgb(78, 230, 204)  hsl(170, 75%, 60%)  Turquoise
#cc4ee6  rgb(204, 78, 230)  hsl(290, 75%, 60%)  Medium Orchid