Naples Yellow color palettes `#F0D08A`

Lead-antimonate yellow: chalky, warm, and far softer than cadmium.

Where Naples Yellow comes from

Lead antimonate, in use since Babylonian glazes and standard on painters' palettes until lead was legislated off them. Opaque and chalky where cadmium is glassy, which is what makes it read as light rather than as paint.

Also searched as naples yellow, antique yellow, pale gold, chalky yellow, historic yellow.

chalky
warm light
antique
soft yellow

11 palettes built on Naples Yellow

Each palette anchors on Naples Yellow #F0D08A and is validated under daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, and LED light.

Tonal

Naples Yellow Soft Ladder

Monochrome UI scales and finish studies

light #ffedbe, anchor #f0d08a, support #dbb67a, support #908456, support #5c503a, dark #222211

Analogous

Naples Yellow and Blazing Autumn

The neighborhood at full voice — foliage, fruit, saturated print

light #f5e9d9, anchor #f0d08a, support #f6ad62, support #8c854f, support #664422, dark #1f180a

Naples Yellow and Orange Liqueur

Gradients, environmental and atmospheric work

light #ffeee0, anchor #f0d08a, support #edaa80, support #808469, support #5a4239, dark #161908

Shifted

Naples Yellow and Chlorella Green

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the cool mid-gap pairing

light #eaf3d0, anchor #f0d08a, support #bbc199, counterpoint #50ae54, support #3c4334, dark #111206

Naples Yellow and Red Arremer

Interiors, packaging, textiles — the warm mid-gap pairing

light #ffebda, anchor #f0d08a, support #d6ba9b, counterpoint #e35156, support #523b35, dark #1d0b05

Contrast

Naples Yellow and Indigo

One opposed voice — editorial and brand statements

light #e6efcc, anchor #f0d08a, support #a6cd91, support #8a6fa9, counterpoint #3a48d7, dark #180624

Naples Yellow and Mysterious Blue

Warm against cool — the mid-gap companion the complement skips

light #ecf3d8, anchor #f0d08a, support #bcc09e, counterpoint #3e7a85, support #364541, dark #081410

Naples Yellow and Dark Seashore Night

The argument held in shadow — lacquer, evening interiors, luxury dark modes

light #e6efcc, anchor #f0d08a, support #aac69a, support #856d9e, counterpoint #123790, dark #110320

Naples Yellow and Winter Green

A defensible odd couple — editorial and fashion risk

light #edefcb, anchor #f0d08a, support #c2c190, counterpoint #48907b, support #38483a, dark #0a1407

Naples Yellow and Bit of Berry