Showa era
Apricot Yellow & Light Grayish Olive
Plate 107 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Apricot Yellow, Light Grayish Olive.
#ffdd00
yellow · 10 palettes
Apricot Yellow
About Apricot Yellow
Apricot Yellow is a mid-tone, vivid yellow tone. Its hex value is #ffdd00 — that is
RGB 255, 221, 0, or HSL 52°, 100%, 50%.
It holds 15.6:1 contrast against dark, so Apricot Yellow works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 1.3:1; on black 15.6:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Apricot Yellow appears in 10 combinations — most often paired with Turquoise Green, Raw Sienna and Light Grayish Olive.
Palettes with Apricot Yellow
Apricot Yellow appears in 10 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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