A Dictionary of Color Combinations

Sanzo Wada

Every combination from Sanzo Wada’s 1933–34 masterwork — searchable, filterable, and ready to use in Hex, RGB, CMYK and vec3.

Unlike other editions, every combination here carries its WCAG contrast grade, and any swatch exports straight to CSS, JSON, Tailwind, Adobe, GIMP or Figma.

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All 159 named colours in the dictionary. Select one to filter the combinations below.

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Combinations

Every combination, with its WCAG contrast grade. Open Details on any card for the full breakdown in a focused panel — palette, colour-on-colour previews, black and white checks, and related combinations.

AAA 7:1+ AA 4.5:1+ AA Large 3:1+ Low <3:1

#92 coloursBooks A,E
  • Violet RedA
  • Dull Blue VioletE
Related combinations (1)
#100
#192 coloursBooks B,C
  • Mars Brown TobaccoB
  • Night GreenC
Related combinations (3)
#32 #158 #326
#242 coloursBooks B,E
  • SepiaB
  • Veronia PurpleE
Related combinations (4)
#13 #168 #183 #288
#302 coloursBooks A,F
  • Pompeian RedA
  • Mineral GrayF
Related combinations (6)
#11 #71 #120 #212 #311 #324
#552 coloursBooks A,F
  • Old RoseA
  • WhiteF
Related combinations (3)
#162 #260 #265
#1002 coloursBooks B,E
  • Buffy CitrineB
  • Dull Blue VioletE
Related combinations (3)
#9 #177 #233

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