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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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216A combination of 7 colorsVol. · Others

Helvetia Blue

活色[勝色]かついろ

Sulphine Yellow

黄蘗色きはだいろ

Pale Turtle Green

錆青磁さびせいじ

Eosine Pink

浅紅うすくれない

White

白色しろいろ

Mineral Gray

鼠色ねずみいろ

Black

黒色くろいろ

Pair contrastWCAG 2 — can one color carry text on the other?

White × Black18.63 : 1AAA
Pale Turtle Green × Black12.02 : 1AAA
Mineral Gray × Black8.30 : 1AAA
Eosine Pink × Black7.34 : 1AAA
Sulphine Yellow × Black7.33 : 1AAA
Helvetia Blue × White7.29 : 1AAA
Helvetia Blue × Pale Turtle Green4.70 : 1AA
Helvetia Blue × Mineral Gray3.25 : 1large text only
Helvetia Blue × Eosine Pink2.87 : 1fails WCAG
Helvetia Blue × Sulphine Yellow2.87 : 1fails WCAG
Helvetia Blue × Black2.56 : 1fails WCAG
Sulphine Yellow × White2.54 : 1fails WCAG
Eosine Pink × White2.54 : 1fails WCAG
White × Mineral Gray2.25 : 1fails WCAG
Sulphine Yellow × Pale Turtle Green1.64 : 1fails WCAG
Pale Turtle Green × Eosine Pink1.64 : 1fails WCAG
Pale Turtle Green × White1.55 : 1fails WCAG
Pale Turtle Green × Mineral Gray1.45 : 1fails WCAG
Sulphine Yellow × Mineral Gray1.13 : 1fails WCAG
Eosine Pink × Mineral Gray1.13 : 1fails WCAG
Sulphine Yellow × Eosine Pink1.00 : 1fails WCAG

Take the palette with you

:root {
  --helvetia-blue: #005b8d;
  --sulphine-yellow: #c19f2c;
  --pale-turtle-green: #c2d895;
  --eosine-pink: #f37f94;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --mineral-gray: #a2b0ad;
  --black: #111314;
}