Pale Lemon Yellow
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Pale Lemon Yellow
Cerulean Blue
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Cerulean Blue
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Combination No. 99 in use
The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.
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A dictionary of color
Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.
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Combination No. 99 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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Analysis
Character
Light & moderate
Lightness 78 (range 61–95)
Colorfulness 0.095
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
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.
Temperature
Warm & cool
- Pale Lemon YellowWarm
- Cerulean BlueCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 45
Closest pair ΔE 44.5 · average ΔE 44.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Pale Lemon Yellow on Cerulean Blue (3.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Cerulean Blue | 3.2:1AA large | 59 / 54 |
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. 99 */
:root {
--pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae; /* Pale Lemon Yellow */
--cerulean-blue: #0093a5; /* Cerulean Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 99 */
@theme {
--color-pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae;
--color-cerulean-blue: #0093a5;
}
{
"id": 99,
"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": "Cerulean Blue",
"hex": "#0093a5",
"rgb": [
0,
147,
165
],
"cmyk": [
84,
26,
32,
0
]
}
]
}
More combinations with Pale Lemon Yellow
- No. 3Raw Sienna, Pale Lemon Yellow
- No. 31Red Orange, Pale Lemon Yellow
- No. 60Pale Lemon Yellow, Dark Tyrian Blue
- No. 76Pale Lemon Yellow, Warm Gray
- No. 109Pale Lemon Yellow, Blackish Olive
- No. 111Pale Lemon Yellow, Yellow Green
- No. 169Corinthian Pink, Pale Lemon Yellow, Warm Gray
- No. 185Light Brown Drab, Etruscan Red, Pale Lemon Yellow
- No. 195Spinel Red, Pale Lemon Yellow, Neutral Gray
- No. 203Pale Lemon Yellow, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Lincoln Green
- No. 228Carmine Red, Pale Lemon Yellow, Neutral Gray
- No. 241Red Orange, Pale Lemon Yellow, Isabella Color, Dark Medici Blue
- No. 261Red, Pale Lemon Yellow, Calamine Blue, Warm Gray
- No. 272Pale Lemon Yellow, Orange, Turquoise Green, Salvia Blue
- No. 281Pale Lemon Yellow, Benzol Green, Cobalt Green, Antwerp Blue
- No. 290Victoria Lake, Pale Lemon Yellow, Lincoln Green, Cobalt Green
- No. 292Pale Lemon Yellow, Pinkish Cinnamon, Isabella Color, Ecru
- No. 336Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Pale Lemon Yellow, Blackish Olive
More combinations with Cerulean Blue
- No. 1English Red, Cerulean Blue
- No. 63Victoria Lake, Cerulean Blue
- No. 125Fawn, Cerulean Blue, Violet Blue
- No. 148Olive Ocher, Orange Yellow, Cerulean Blue
- No. 227Hermosa Pink, Light Glaucous Blue, Cerulean Blue
- No. 240Fresh Color, Yellow, Cerulean Blue
- No. 264Corinthian Pink, Red Orange, Dark Greenish Glaucous, Cerulean Blue