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The colour lab

Close to Orange-yellow (Crayola)

What is this colour called?

The closest names in the swatch book, nearest first. The number is the distance in CIE Lab space: under 2 is hard to tell apart by eye.

Orange-yellow (Crayola)#F8D5687.2 Maximum yellow red#F2BA4910.5 Dandelion#FED85D11.1 Kuchinashi梔子#FFB95A11.3 Jasmine#F8DE7E11.3 Mellow yellow#F8DE7E11.3 Maize (Crayola)#F2C64911.7 Naples yellow#FADA5E12.6 Royal yellow#FADA5E12.6 Stil de grain yellow#FADA5E12.6 Hanaba-iro花葉色#FFB94E12.8 Arylide yellow#E9D66B13.1

Harmonies

ComplementaryIts opposite on the wheel

#FFCE6B #6B9CFF

AnalogousIts neighbours

#FFCE6B #FF846B #E6FF6B

TriadicThree evenly spaced

#FFCE6B #6BFFCE #CE6BFF

Split complementaryEither side of its opposite

#FFCE6B #6BE6FF #846BFF

TintsLighter

#FFCE6B #FFE5B3 #FFF8EB #FEF8EB

ShadesDarker

#FFCE6B #FFB92E #F0A000 #B37700

Contrast with text

White text 1.47:1fails

Black text 14.29:1passes AAA

Ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula. 4.5:1 is the usual minimum for body text.

Through colour-blind eyes

Typical vision

Protanopia

Deuteranopia

Tritanopia

No colour

A simulation. Real colour vision varies from person to person.

The weekly palette

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