Lemon 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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 61 (range 40–93)
Colorfulness 0.117
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Triadic
Three hues evenly spaced around the 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 38
Closest pair ΔE 38.1 · average ΔE 58.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Vanderpoel's Blue (7.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Vanderpoel's Blue | 7.3:1AAA | 80 / 77 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Vernonia Purple | 5.2:1AA | 72 / 68 |
| AaAaVanderpoel's Blue · Vernonia Purple | 1.4:1Low | 0 / 7 |
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. 168 */
:root {
--lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
--vanderpoels-blue: #064f6e; /* Vanderpoel's Blue */
--vernonia-purple: #8c4c62; /* Vernonia Purple */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 168 */
@theme {
--color-lemon-yellow: #f8ed43;
--color-vanderpoels-blue: #064f6e;
--color-vernonia-purple: #8c4c62;
}
{
"id": 168,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#f8ed43",
"rgb": [
248,
237,
67
],
"cmyk": [
5,
0,
85,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Vanderpoel's Blue",
"hex": "#064f6e",
"rgb": [
6,
79,
110
],
"cmyk": [
100,
73,
43,
10
]
},
{
"name": "Vernonia Purple",
"hex": "#8c4c62",
"rgb": [
140,
76,
98
],
"cmyk": [
42,
78,
46,
15
]
}
]
}