Cream 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
Medium & vivid
Lightness 69 (range 53–84)
Colorfulness 0.135
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 10
Closest pair ΔE 9.6 · average ΔE 40.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Blue (3.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCream Yellow · Yellow Orange | 1.3:1Low | 13 / 11 |
| AaAaCream Yellow · Benzol Green | 2.2:1Low | 35 / 33 |
| AaAaCream Yellow · Blue | 3.3:1AA large | 48 / 46 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Benzol Green | 1.7:1Low | 22 / 20 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Blue | 2.5:1Low | 34 / 33 |
| AaAaBenzol Green · Blue | 1.5:1Low | 12 / 11 |
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. 267 */
:root {
--cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
--yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
--benzol-green: #00978d; /* Benzol Green */
--blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 267 */
@theme {
--color-cream-yellow: #fdbf68;
--color-yellow-orange: #f99d1b;
--color-benzol-green: #00978d;
--color-blue: #006eb8;
}
{
"id": 267,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Cream Yellow",
"hex": "#fdbf68",
"rgb": [
253,
191,
104
],
"cmyk": [
0,
28,
68,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow Orange",
"hex": "#f99d1b",
"rgb": [
249,
157,
27
],
"cmyk": [
0,
45,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Benzol Green",
"hex": "#00978d",
"rgb": [
0,
151,
141
],
"cmyk": [
100,
15,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Blue",
"hex": "#006eb8",
"rgb": [
0,
110,
184
],
"cmyk": [
95,
54,
0,
0
]
}
]
}