Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Naples Yellow

Naples Yellow is a vibrant yellow color with HEX #FADA5E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 250, 218, 94, HSL 48, 94%, 67%, warm temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#FADA5E yellow warm vibrant
HEX #FADA5E
RGB rgb(250, 218, 94)
HSL hsl(48 94% 67%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 13, 62, 2)
Luminance 0.7127
Contrast Black 15.25:1White 1.38:1

CSS Utilities

--color-naples-yellow: #FADA5E;
.bg-naples-yellow { background-color: #FADA5E; }
.text-naples-yellow { color: #FADA5E; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7127
Black text15.25:1AA Pass
White text1.38:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    218,
    94
  ],
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    48,
    94,
    67
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    62,
    2
  ],
  "luminance": 0.7127,
  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
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    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#CAFA5C"
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    "#DA5CFA"
  ],
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    "#5C7BFA",
    "#FA5CCA"
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    "#8B5CFA"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FDEEB5",
    "#FADA5E",
    "#F2C307"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FDEEB5",
  "dark": "#F2C307",
  "saturated": "#FFDD57",
  "desaturated": "#E7CF6E",
  "pastel": "#FBF4DA",
  "neon": "#FFE680"
}
Pairings
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    "#FA8B5C",
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    "#FDEEB5"
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  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FDEEB5",
    "#E7CF6E"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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  ],
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  ],
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      "/wcag/naples-yellow",
      "/css/colors/naples-yellow",
      "/hex/fada5e"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "hex": "#FADA5E",
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  ],
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      "#FDEEB5"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Naples Yellow Color

Naples Yellow sits in the yellow family with warm temperature and vibrant visual character. Naples Yellow is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Naples Yellow is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Vibrant colorsFind colors with vibrant visual character.Naples Yellow accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #FADA5E.Naples Yellow CSS utilitiesUse Naples Yellow in CSS variables and utility classes.#FADA5E HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Naples Yellow paletteOpen the generated palette based on Naples Yellow.Naples Yellow harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Naples Yellow against black and white text.

Black text15.25:1AA Pass
White text1.38:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Mustard#FFDB58
Maize#FBEC5D
Straw#E4D96F
Topaz#FFC87C
Flax#EEDC82

Color Harmonies

#5C7BFA#5C7BFA
#FA8B5C#FA8B5C
#CAFA5C#CAFA5C
#5CFADA#5CFADA
#DA5CFA#DA5CFA
Open full Naples Yellow harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FDEEB5#FDEEB5
#F2C307#F2C307
#FFDD57#FFDD57
#E7CF6E#E7CF6E
#FBF4DA#FBF4DA
#FFE680#FFE680

Pairings

Black#000000
#5C7BFA#5C7BFA
#FA8B5C#FA8B5C
#CAFA5C#CAFA5C
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5