Golden Yellow
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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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 56 (range 38–78)
Colorfulness 0.085
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 18
Closest pair ΔE 17.8 · average ΔE 41.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Golden Yellow on Slate Color (4.8:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaGolden Yellow · Antwerp Blue | 2.7:1Low | 37 / 35 |
| AaAaGolden Yellow · Slate Color | 4.8:1AA | 51 / 51 |
| AaAaAntwerp Blue · Slate Color | 1.8:1Low | 14 / 14 |
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. 140 */
:root {
--golden-yellow: #f3a257; /* Golden Yellow */
--antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
--slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 140 */
@theme {
--color-golden-yellow: #f3a257;
--color-antwerp-blue: #007190;
--color-slate-color: #34454c;
}
{
"id": 140,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Golden Yellow",
"hex": "#f3a257",
"rgb": [
243,
162,
87
],
"cmyk": [
2,
42,
74,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Antwerp Blue",
"hex": "#007190",
"rgb": [
0,
113,
144
],
"cmyk": [
100,
40,
30,
10
]
},
{
"name": "Slate Color",
"hex": "#34454c",
"rgb": [
52,
69,
76
],
"cmyk": [
85,
70,
62,
30
]
}
]
}