Sulphur Yellow
Golden Yellow
Citrine

No. 132

3-color combination

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Citrine

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Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.

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Combination No. 132 as a living room

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.

Readable text pairs

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Light & moderate

Lightness 81 (range 70–94)
Colorfulness 0.104

Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSulphur YellowGolden YellowCitrine

Analogous

Neighboring hues on 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.

Temperature

Warm

  • Sulphur YellowWarm
  • Golden YellowWarm
  • CitrineWarm

Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.

Distinctness

ΔE 21

Closest pair ΔE 20.8 · average ΔE 22.5

CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Citrine (2.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Golden Yellow1.8:1Low32 / 29
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Citrine2.3:1Low44 / 40
AaAaGolden Yellow · Citrine1.3:1Low11 / 9

WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 132 */
:root {
  --sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
  --golden-yellow: #f3a257; /* Golden Yellow */
  --citrine: #b09f36; /* Citrine */
}

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