Nearest-color comparison

Mustard vs Naples Yellow

Mustard and Naples Yellow are different yellow colors with HEX values #FFDB58 and #FADA5E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 7.9, their contrast ratio is 1.02:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Mustard and Naples Yellow are very close colors. Mustard is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.02:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Mustard#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance7.9

Pair contrast1.02:1

Luminance delta0.0136

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorMustard

More saturatedMustard

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Mustard

Mustard is #FFDB58, 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#FFDB58 RGB255, 219, 88 HSL47, 100, 67 CMYK0, 14, 65, 0 Luminance0.7263 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 Mustard, 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 Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.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 Mustard or Naples Yellow

Choose MustardMustard is better when the design needs vibrant yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #FFDB58.

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

PropertyMustardNaples Yellow

HEX#FFDB58#FADA5E

RGB255, 219, 88250, 218, 94

HSL47, 100, 6748, 94, 67

CMYK0, 14, 65, 00, 13, 62, 2

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.72630.7127

Black contrast15.53:115.25:1

White contrast1.35:11.38:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Mustardblack text - 15.53:1

Naples Yellowblack text - 15.25:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Mustard#FFDB58

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#FFEEB3#FFEEB3

#FDEEB5#FDEEB5

#577BFF#577BFF

#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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Differences

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    "saturation": 6,
    "lightness": 0
  },
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  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
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  "moreSaturatedColor": "Mustard"
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Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.02,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Mustard",
      "background": "#FFDB58",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 15.53
    },
    {
      "color": "Naples Yellow",
      "background": "#FADA5E",
      "foreground": "#000000",
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      "ratio": 15.25
    }
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Use cases

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Related API

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