Pale Lemon Yellow
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Pale Lemon Yellow
Warm Gray
Colors
Warm Gray
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Combination No. 76 in use
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.
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Combination No. 76 as a living room
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.
Readable text pairs
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Analysis
Character
Light & muted
Lightness 83 (range 71–95)
Colorfulness 0.049
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
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.
Temperature
Warm
- Pale Lemon YellowWarm
- Warm GrayNeutral
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 25
Closest pair ΔE 24.8 · average ΔE 24.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Pale Lemon Yellow on Warm Gray (2.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Warm Gray | 2.2:1Low | 45 / 40 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 76 */
:root {
--pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae; /* Pale Lemon Yellow */
--warm-gray: #a1a39a; /* Warm Gray */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 76 */
@theme {
--color-pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae;
--color-warm-gray: #a1a39a;
}
{
"id": 76,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pale Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#ffefae",
"rgb": [
255,
239,
174
],
"cmyk": [
0,
4,
38,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Warm Gray",
"hex": "#a1a39a",
"rgb": [
161,
163,
154
],
"cmyk": [
37,
28,
36,
3
]
}
]
}
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