Sulphur 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 & muted
Lightness 63 (range 38–94)
Colorfulness 0.057
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Analogous
Neighboring hues on 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
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 22
Closest pair ΔE 21.6 · average ΔE 40.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Slate Color (8.4:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Ochraceous Salmon | 1.9:1Low | 36 / 32 |
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Pale Raw Umber | 6.1:1AA | 77 / 73 |
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Slate Color | 8.4:1AAA | 85 / 82 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Pale Raw Umber | 3.3:1AA large | 41 / 39 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Slate Color | 4.5:1AA large | 48 / 47 |
| AaAaPale Raw Umber · 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. 296 */
:root {
--sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
--ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
--pale-raw-umber: #71502f; /* Pale Raw Umber */
--slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 296 */
@theme {
--color-sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2;
--color-ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b;
--color-pale-raw-umber: #71502f;
--color-slate-color: #34454c;
}
{
"id": 296,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Sulphur Yellow",
"hex": "#f5ecc2",
"rgb": [
245,
236,
194
],
"cmyk": [
4,
4,
28,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Ochraceous Salmon",
"hex": "#d8a37b",
"rgb": [
216,
163,
123
],
"cmyk": [
15,
38,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Pale Raw Umber",
"hex": "#71502f",
"rgb": [
113,
80,
47
],
"cmyk": [
46,
63,
87,
32
]
},
{
"name": "Slate Color",
"hex": "#34454c",
"rgb": [
52,
69,
76
],
"cmyk": [
85,
70,
62,
30
]
}
]
}