Yellow
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
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 & vivid
Lightness 67 (range 39–94)
Colorfulness 0.161
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 83
Closest pair ΔE 83.1 · average ΔE 83.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Yellow on Deep Lyons Blue (8.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaYellow · Deep Lyons Blue | 8.3:1AAA | 85 / 82 |
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. 22 */
:root {
--yellow: #fff200; /* Yellow */
--deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 22 */
@theme {
--color-yellow: #fff200;
--color-deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286;
}
{
"id": 22,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Yellow",
"hex": "#fff200",
"rgb": [
255,
242,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
0,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Lyons Blue",
"hex": "#1c4286",
"rgb": [
28,
66,
134
],
"cmyk": [
100,
85,
15,
6
]
}
]
}