Apricot 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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Light & moderate
Lightness 76 (range 51–90)
Colorfulness 0.111
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
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 31
Closest pair ΔE 31.3 · average ΔE 44.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Antwerp Blue (4.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Turquoise Green | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Antwerp Blue | 4.1:1AA large | 62 / 58 |
| AaAaTurquoise Green · Antwerp Blue | 3.8:1AA large | 56 / 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. 163 */
:root {
--apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
--turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
--antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 163 */
@theme {
--color-apricot-yellow: #ffdd00;
--color-turquoise-green: #b5decc;
--color-antwerp-blue: #007190;
}
{
"id": 163,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Apricot Yellow",
"hex": "#ffdd00",
"rgb": [
255,
221,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
10,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Turquoise Green",
"hex": "#b5decc",
"rgb": [
181,
222,
204
],
"cmyk": [
29,
0,
24,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Antwerp Blue",
"hex": "#007190",
"rgb": [
0,
113,
144
],
"cmyk": [
100,
40,
30,
10
]
}
]
}