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
Light & moderate
Lightness 75 (range 59–93)
Colorfulness 0.114
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
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 12
Closest pair ΔE 12.1 · average ΔE 31.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Dull Viridian Green (3.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Benzol Green | 3.0:1Low | 54 / 50 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Dull Viridian Green | 3.2:1AA large | 57 / 52 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Nile Blue | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaBenzol Green · Dull Viridian Green | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaBenzol Green · Nile Blue | 2.6:1Low | 43 / 46 |
| AaAaDull Viridian Green · Nile Blue | 2.8:1Low | 45 / 49 |
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. 306 */
:root {
--lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
--benzol-green: #00978d; /* Benzol Green */
--dull-viridian-green: #009465; /* Dull Viridian Green */
--nile-blue: #bce4e5; /* Nile Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 306 */
@theme {
--color-lemon-yellow: #f8ed43;
--color-benzol-green: #00978d;
--color-dull-viridian-green: #009465;
--color-nile-blue: #bce4e5;
}
{
"id": 306,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#f8ed43",
"rgb": [
248,
237,
67
],
"cmyk": [
5,
0,
85,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Benzol Green",
"hex": "#00978d",
"rgb": [
0,
151,
141
],
"cmyk": [
100,
15,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dull Viridian Green",
"hex": "#009465",
"rgb": [
0,
148,
101
],
"cmyk": [
90,
20,
80,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Nile Blue",
"hex": "#bce4e5",
"rgb": [
188,
228,
229
],
"cmyk": [
25,
0,
10,
0
]
}
]
}