Naples Yellow is a light medium bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Naples Yellow is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Naples Yellow is #FADA5E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Naples Yellow has 98%% Red, 85% Green, and 37% Blue.
Naples Yellow has 48° Hue, 62% Saturation, and 98% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Naples Yellow has 48° Hue, 93% Saturation, and 67% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Naples Yellow has 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 62% yellow, and 2% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FADA5E |
|
RGB |
(250, 218, 94) |
(98%, 85%, 37%) |
HSV |
(48°, 62, 98) |
(13%, 62%, 98%) |
HSL |
(48°, 93, 67) |
(13%, 93%, 67%) |
CMYK |
(0, 13, 62, 2) |
(0%, 13%, 62%, 2%) |
The natural luminance of Naples Yellow is 71%, which is high.
Naples Yellow has a higher contrast with black than white.
Naples Yellow and black have a 15.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Naples Yellow and white have a 1.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
71% |
AAA (15.3) |
insufficient (1.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Naples Yellow paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 40% Yellow, 21% Red, 2% Black, 37% White, as shown below.
Yellow
40%
Red
21%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
2%
White
37%
To mix Naples Yellow paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Magenta, 51% Yellow, 2% Black, 37% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
10%
Yellow
51%
Black
2%
White
37%
Colors similar to Naples Yellow are: Light Gold, Light Mustard, Dull Yellow, Pale Gold, and Goldenrod. Light Mustard is darker than Naples Yellow. Dull Yellow is more yellow than Naples Yellow. Pale Gold is paler and lighter than Naples Yellow. Goldenrod is more yellow and paler than Naples Yellow.