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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 59 (range 31–93)
Colorfulness 0.116
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 23
Closest pair ΔE 22.7 · average ΔE 55.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Cotinga Purple (11.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Apricot Orange | 2.0:1Low | 37 / 33 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Cotinga Purple | 11.3:1AAA | 88 / 86 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Slate Color | 8.2:1AAA | 83 / 80 |
| AaAaApricot Orange · Cotinga Purple | 5.8:1AA | 50 / 51 |
| AaAaApricot Orange · Slate Color | 4.2:1AA large | 45 / 44 |
| AaAaCotinga Purple · Slate Color | 1.4:1Low | 0 / 0 |
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. 253 */
:root {
--lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
--apricot-orange: #f68c50; /* Apricot Orange */
--cotinga-purple: #501345; /* Cotinga Purple */
--slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 253 */
@theme {
--color-lemon-yellow: #f8ed43;
--color-apricot-orange: #f68c50;
--color-cotinga-purple: #501345;
--color-slate-color: #34454c;
}
{
"id": 253,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#f8ed43",
"rgb": [
248,
237,
67
],
"cmyk": [
5,
0,
85,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Apricot Orange",
"hex": "#f68c50",
"rgb": [
246,
140,
80
],
"cmyk": [
0,
55,
75,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Cotinga Purple",
"hex": "#501345",
"rgb": [
80,
19,
69
],
"cmyk": [
66,
100,
42,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Slate Color",
"hex": "#34454c",
"rgb": [
52,
69,
76
],
"cmyk": [
85,
70,
62,
30
]
}
]
}