Showa era
Vinaceous Tawny & Citron Yellow
Plate 40 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vinaceous Tawny, Citron Yellow.
#b2b73e
yellow · 8 palettes
Citron Yellow
About Citron Yellow
Citron Yellow is a mid-tone, muted yellow tone. Its hex value is #b2b73e — that is
RGB 178, 183, 62, or HSL 62°, 49%, 48%.
It holds 9.7:1 contrast against dark, so Citron Yellow works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 2.2:1; on black 9.7:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Citron Yellow appears in 8 combinations — most often paired with Vinaceous Tawny, Corinthian Pink and Brown.
Palettes with Citron Yellow
Citron Yellow appears in 8 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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