Nearest-color comparison

Maize vs Naples Yellow

Maize and Naples Yellow are different yellow colors with HEX values #FBEC5D and #FADA5E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.1, their contrast ratio is 1.13:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Maize and Naples Yellow are very close colors. Maize is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.13:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Maize and Naples Yellow across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance18.1

Pair contrast1.13:1

Luminance delta0.1002

Hue delta6 deg

Lighter colorMaize

More saturatedMaize

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Maize

Maize is #FBEC5D, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Naples Yellow, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FBEC5D RGB251, 236, 93 HSL54, 95, 67 CMYK0, 6, 63, 2 Luminance0.8129 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

yellow color

Naples Yellow

Naples Yellow is #FADA5E, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Maize, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#FADA5E RGB250, 218, 94 HSL48, 94, 67 CMYK0, 13, 62, 2 Luminance0.7127 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Maize or Naples Yellow

Choose MaizeMaize is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FBEC5D.

Choose Naples YellowNaples Yellow is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FADA5E.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyMaizeNaples Yellow

HEX#FBEC5D#FADA5E

RGB251, 236, 93250, 218, 94

HSL54, 95, 6748, 94, 67

CMYK0, 6, 63, 20, 13, 62, 2

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.81290.7127

Black contrast17.26:115.25:1

White contrast1.22:11.38:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Maizeblack text - 17.26:1

Naples Yellowblack text - 15.25:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#FDF6B4#FDF6B4

#FDEEB5#FDEEB5

#5B6BFB#5B6BFB

#5C7BFA#5C7BFA

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.26
    },
    "description": "Maize is #FBEC5D, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Naples Yellow, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/maize/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "naples-yellow",
    "name": "Naples Yellow",
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      218,
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.25
    },
    "description": "Naples Yellow is #FADA5E, a warm yellow color with vibrant character. Compared with Maize, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/naples-yellow/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 18.1,
  "contrastRatio": 1.13,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 6,
    "saturation": 1,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.1002,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Maize",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Maize"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.13,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Maize",
      "background": "#FBEC5D",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 17.26
    },
    {
      "color": "Naples Yellow",
      "background": "#FADA5E",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.25
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Naples Yellow is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FADA5E.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Maize and Naples Yellow are different yellow colors with HEX values #FBEC5D and #FADA5E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 18.1, their contrast ratio is 1.13:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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