Seashell Pink
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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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 70 (range 51–90)
Colorfulness 0.096
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 26
Closest pair ΔE 25.6 · average ΔE 39.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Seashell Pink on Antwerp Blue (4.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaSeashell Pink · Olive | 3.1:1AA large | 52 / 49 |
| AaAaSeashell Pink · Yellow Green | 1.2:1Low | 11 / 9 |
| AaAaSeashell Pink · Antwerp Blue | 4.1:1AA large | 60 / 57 |
| AaAaOlive · Yellow Green | 2.5:1Low | 37 / 40 |
| AaAaOlive · Antwerp Blue | 1.3:1Low | 7 / 0 |
| AaAaYellow Green · Antwerp Blue | 3.3:1AA large | 48 / 45 |
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. 334 */
:root {
--seashell-pink: #fdd4bd; /* Seashell Pink */
--olive: #837e31; /* Olive */
--yellow-green: #afd472; /* Yellow Green */
--antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 334 */
@theme {
--color-seashell-pink: #fdd4bd;
--color-olive: #837e31;
--color-yellow-green: #afd472;
--color-antwerp-blue: #007190;
}
{
"id": 334,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Seashell Pink",
"hex": "#fdd4bd",
"rgb": [
253,
212,
189
],
"cmyk": [
0,
19,
23,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olive",
"hex": "#837e31",
"rgb": [
131,
126,
49
],
"cmyk": [
48,
38,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow Green",
"hex": "#afd472",
"rgb": [
175,
212,
114
],
"cmyk": [
35,
0,
72,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Antwerp Blue",
"hex": "#007190",
"rgb": [
0,
113,
144
],
"cmyk": [
100,
40,
30,
10
]
}
]
}