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色譜宝典 — Shikifu Codex

A Dictionary of Color Combinations

Sanzo Wada, 1933–38 · 171 colors · 581 combinations

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GreenVol.

千草鼠ちぐさねずみ

Artemesia Green

chigusa-nezumi — “thousand-grass gray

Text contrast

White text3.35 : 1large text only
Black text6.27 : 1AA

WCAG 2 ratios — AA needs 4.5 : 1, AAA needs 7 : 1.

Similar colorsnearest in the dictionary, by Lab ΔE

Andover Green · ΔE 9.6
Pistachio Green · ΔE 10.6
Dark Medici Blue · ΔE 14.0
Mineral Gray · ΔE 14.8
Warm Gray · ΔE 15.7
Deep Violet / Plumbeous · ΔE 17.2

Harmoniescomputed from hue — not from the book

Appears in2 plates · 7 Vol. Ⅱ patterns