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
Light & moderate
Lightness 73 (range 40–93)
Colorfulness 0.112
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 29
Closest pair ΔE 28.6 · average ΔE 53.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Madder Brown (8.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Madder Brown | 8.0:1AAA | 82 / 79 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Turquoise Green | 1.2:1Low | 11 / 9 |
| AaAaMadder Brown · Turquoise Green | 6.7:1AA | 68 / 69 |
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. 173 */
:root {
--lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
--madder-brown: #762c19; /* Madder Brown */
--turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 173 */
@theme {
--color-lemon-yellow: #f8ed43;
--color-madder-brown: #762c19;
--color-turquoise-green: #b5decc;
}
{
"id": 173,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#f8ed43",
"rgb": [
248,
237,
67
],
"cmyk": [
5,
0,
85,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Madder Brown",
"hex": "#762c19",
"rgb": [
118,
44,
25
],
"cmyk": [
36,
88,
100,
38
]
},
{
"name": "Turquoise Green",
"hex": "#b5decc",
"rgb": [
181,
222,
204
],
"cmyk": [
29,
0,
24,
0
]
}
]
}