Nearest-color comparison

Straw vs Naples Yellow

Straw and Naples Yellow are different yellow colors with HEX values #E4D96F and #FADA5E. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 27.8, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Straw and Naples Yellow are visually related colors. Naples Yellow is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance27.8

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.04

Hue delta6 deg

Lighter colorNaples Yellow

More saturatedNaples Yellow

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

yellow color

Straw

Straw is #E4D96F, a warm yellow color with balanced character. Compared with Naples Yellow, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#E4D96F RGB228, 217, 111 HSL54, 68, 66 CMYK0, 5, 51, 11 Luminance0.6727 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 Straw, it is lighter and more 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 Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.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 Straw or Naples Yellow

Choose StrawStraw is better when the design needs balanced yellow character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #E4D96F.

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

PropertyStrawNaples Yellow

HEX#E4D96F#FADA5E

RGB228, 217, 111250, 218, 94

HSL54, 68, 6648, 94, 67

CMYK0, 5, 51, 110, 13, 62, 2

FamilyYellowYellow

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedVibrant

Luminance0.67270.7127

Black contrast14.45:115.25:1

White contrast1.45:11.38:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

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

Strawblack text - 14.45:1

Naples Yellowblack text - 15.25:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Straw#E4D96F

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#F2ECBA#F2ECBA

#FDEEB5#FDEEB5

#6D79E3#6D79E3

#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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    },
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    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.45
    },
    "description": "Straw is #E4D96F, a warm yellow color with balanced character. Compared with Naples Yellow, it is darker and less 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/straw/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "naples-yellow",
    "name": "Naples Yellow",
    "hex": "#FADA5E",
    "rgb": [
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      218,
      94
    ],
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    ],
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      2
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7127,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 15.25,
      "white": 1.38
    },
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        "#000000",
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        "#36454F"
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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 Straw, it is lighter and more 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": 27.8,
  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 6,
    "saturation": 26,
    "lightness": 1
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.04,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Naples Yellow",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Naples Yellow"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Straw",
      "background": "#E4D96F",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.45
    },
    {
      "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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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/straw-vs-naples-yellow.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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