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
Medium & muted
Lightness 56 (range 18–94)
Colorfulness 0.030
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Accented neutral
Neutral colors with a single colored accent.
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 89
Closest pair ΔE 88.7 · average ΔE 88.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Black (15.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Black | 15.7:1AAA | 94 / 94 |
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. 52 */
:root {
--sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
--black: #111314; /* Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 52 */
@theme {
--color-sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2;
--color-black: #111314;
}
{
"id": 52,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Sulphur Yellow",
"hex": "#f5ecc2",
"rgb": [
245,
236,
194
],
"cmyk": [
4,
4,
28,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Black",
"hex": "#111314",
"rgb": [
17,
19,
20
],
"cmyk": [
20,
10,
15,
100
]
}
]
}