Yellow Ocher
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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 & moderate
Lightness 61 (range 42–79)
Colorfulness 0.126
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 69
Closest pair ΔE 68.9 · average ΔE 68.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Yellow Ocher on Violet (4.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaYellow Ocher · Violet | 4.5:1AA | 52 / 51 |
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. 42 */
:root {
--yellow-ocher: #e2b540; /* Yellow Ocher */
--violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 42 */
@theme {
--color-yellow-ocher: #e2b540;
--color-violet: #4f4086;
}
{
"id": 42,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Yellow Ocher",
"hex": "#e2b540",
"rgb": [
226,
181,
64
],
"cmyk": [
12,
28,
88,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet",
"hex": "#4f4086",
"rgb": [
79,
64,
134
],
"cmyk": [
85,
90,
18,
0
]
}
]
}