Pale 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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Light & moderate
Lightness 81 (range 70–95)
Colorfulness 0.090
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 21
Closest pair ΔE 21.1 · average ΔE 34.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Pale Lemon Yellow on Orange (2.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Orange | 2.5:1Low | 49 / 45 |
| AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Turquoise Green | 1.3:1Low | 15 / 13 |
| AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Salvia Blue | 2.0:1Low | 40 / 36 |
| AaAaOrange · Turquoise Green | 2.0:1Low | 30 / 33 |
| AaAaOrange · Salvia Blue | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 8 |
| AaAaTurquoise Green · Salvia Blue | 1.6:1Low | 24 / 21 |
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. 272 */
:root {
--pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae; /* Pale Lemon Yellow */
--orange: #f37420; /* Orange */
--turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
--salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 272 */
@theme {
--color-pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae;
--color-orange: #f37420;
--color-turquoise-green: #b5decc;
--color-salvia-blue: #97acc8;
}
{
"id": 272,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pale Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#ffefae",
"rgb": [
255,
239,
174
],
"cmyk": [
0,
4,
38,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Orange",
"hex": "#f37420",
"rgb": [
243,
116,
32
],
"cmyk": [
0,
68,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Turquoise Green",
"hex": "#b5decc",
"rgb": [
181,
222,
204
],
"cmyk": [
29,
0,
24,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Salvia Blue",
"hex": "#97acc8",
"rgb": [
151,
172,
200
],
"cmyk": [
41,
25,
10,
0
]
}
]
}