Showa era
Light Green Yellow & Cotinga Purple
Plate 61 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Light Green Yellow, Cotinga Purple.
#c7d14f
yellow · 5 palettes
Light Green Yellow
About Light Green Yellow
Light Green Yellow is a mid-tone, muted yellow tone. Its hex value is #c7d14f — that is
RGB 199, 209, 79, or HSL 65°, 59%, 56%.
It holds 12.7:1 contrast against dark, so Light Green Yellow works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 1.7:1; on black 12.7:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Light Green Yellow appears in 5 combinations — most often paired with Cotinga Purple, Lemon Yellow and Violet Blue.
Palettes with Light Green Yellow
Light Green Yellow appears in 5 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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