Golden Yellow
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- 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 & moderate
Lightness 62 (range 46–78)
Colorfulness 0.099
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 36
Closest pair ΔE 36.0 · average ΔE 36.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Golden Yellow on Pale Raw Umber (3.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaGolden Yellow · Pale Raw Umber | 3.5:1AA large | 44 / 43 |
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. 26 */
:root {
--golden-yellow: #f3a257; /* Golden Yellow */
--pale-raw-umber: #71502f; /* Pale Raw Umber */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 26 */
@theme {
--color-golden-yellow: #f3a257;
--color-pale-raw-umber: #71502f;
}
{
"id": 26,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Golden Yellow",
"hex": "#f3a257",
"rgb": [
243,
162,
87
],
"cmyk": [
2,
42,
74,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Pale Raw Umber",
"hex": "#71502f",
"rgb": [
113,
80,
47
],
"cmyk": [
46,
63,
87,
32
]
}
]
}