Ivory Buff
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.
Color study
A dictionary of color
Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.
Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 69 (range 39–87)
Colorfulness 0.110
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Complementary
Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 14
Closest pair ΔE 13.5 · average ΔE 50.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Deep Lyons Blue (6.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaIvory Buff · Yellow Ocher | 1.3:1Low | 15 / 12 |
| AaAaIvory Buff · Deep Lyons Blue | 6.6:1AA | 70 / 68 |
| AaAaYellow Ocher · Deep Lyons Blue | 5.0:1AA | 54 / 53 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 126 */
:root {
--ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
--yellow-ocher: #e2b540; /* Yellow Ocher */
--deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 126 */
@theme {
--color-ivory-buff: #ebd3a2;
--color-yellow-ocher: #e2b540;
--color-deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286;
}
{
"id": 126,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Ivory Buff",
"hex": "#ebd3a2",
"rgb": [
235,
211,
162
],
"cmyk": [
8,
15,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow Ocher",
"hex": "#e2b540",
"rgb": [
226,
181,
64
],
"cmyk": [
12,
28,
88,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Lyons Blue",
"hex": "#1c4286",
"rgb": [
28,
66,
134
],
"cmyk": [
100,
85,
15,
6
]
}
]
}