Nearest-color comparison
Laser Lemon #FFFF66 vs Maize #FBEC5D: RGB distance 21.4 and contrast 1.14:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Laser Lemon and Maize are very close, with an RGB distance of 21.4. Laser Lemon is lighter by 0.1245, and Laser Lemon is more saturated by 5 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.14:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Laser Lemon and Maize across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Laser Lemon is #FFFF66, a warm yellow with hue 60°, saturation 100% and luminance 0.9374. Beside Maize, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 19.75:1.
yellow color
Maize is #FBEC5D, a warm yellow with hue 54°, saturation 95% and luminance 0.8129. Beside Laser Lemon, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 17.26:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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70
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"description": "Laser Lemon is #FFFF66, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Maize, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for neon accents, event graphics, and high-energy digital design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
"url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/laser-lemon/",
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{
"slug": "maize",
"name": "Maize",
"hex": "#FBEC5D",
"rgb": [
251,
236,
93
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"hsl": [
54,
95,
67
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0,
6,
63,
2
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},
"description": "Maize is #FBEC5D, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Laser Lemon, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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"textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
"safeText": [
{
"color": "Laser Lemon",
"background": "#FFFF66",
"foreground": "#000000",
"label": "black text",
"ratio": 19.75
},
{
"color": "Maize",
"background": "#FBEC5D",
"foreground": "#000000",
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}{
"chooseFirstWhen": "Laser Lemon is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFFF66.",
"chooseSecondWhen": "Maize is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FBEC5D.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"verdict": "Laser Lemon and Maize are very close colors. Laser Lemon is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.14:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.",
"summary": "Laser Lemon and Maize are different yellow colors with HEX values #FFFF66 and #FBEC5D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 21.4, their contrast ratio is 1.14:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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