Fresh Color
- 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
Light & vivid
Lightness 77 (range 61–94)
Colorfulness 0.144
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 46
Closest pair ΔE 46.4 · average ΔE 48.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Yellow on Cerulean Blue (3.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaFresh Color · Yellow | 1.9:1Low | 34 / 38 |
| AaAaFresh Color · Cerulean Blue | 1.6:1Low | 19 / 17 |
| AaAaYellow · Cerulean Blue | 3.1:1AA large | 58 / 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. 240 */
:root {
--fresh-color: #f6917e; /* Fresh Color */
--yellow: #fff200; /* Yellow */
--cerulean-blue: #0093a5; /* Cerulean Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 240 */
@theme {
--color-fresh-color: #f6917e;
--color-yellow: #fff200;
--color-cerulean-blue: #0093a5;
}
{
"id": 240,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Fresh Color",
"hex": "#f6917e",
"rgb": [
246,
145,
126
],
"cmyk": [
0,
53,
45,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow",
"hex": "#fff200",
"rgb": [
255,
242,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
0,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Cerulean Blue",
"hex": "#0093a5",
"rgb": [
0,
147,
165
],
"cmyk": [
84,
26,
32,
0
]
}
]
}