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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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NeutralVol.

銀鼠ぎんねず

Neutral Gray

gin-nezu — “silver gray

Text contrast

White text1.87 : 1fails WCAG
Black text11.21 : 1AAA

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

Similar colorsnearest in the dictionary, by Lab ΔE

Mineral Gray · ΔE 6.8
Glaucous Green · ΔE 9.1
Light Glaucous Blue · ΔE 10.2
Pale Ecru-Drab · ΔE 11.4
Warm Gray · ΔE 12.1
Dark Greenish Glaucous · ΔE 14.1

Harmoniescomputed from hue — not from the book

Appears in12 plates · 21 Vol. Ⅱ patterns