Combination 52 is a neutral color combination of 2 colors, combination 52 in Sanzo Wada's A Dictionary of Colour Combinations (1933–34): Sulpher Yellow #F5ECC2, Black #111314. Its most readable text pair is #F5ECC2 on #111314 (WCAG 15.67:1, AAA). The colors stay apart for the three common kinds of color blindness. All of them print on coated paper (FOGRA39).
Colors converted from the book's printed CMYK by Matt DesLauriers, after Dain M. Blodorn Kim (MIT).
The colors
Best text pair
The quick brown fox#F5ECC2 on #111314 · WCAG 15.67:1 · APCA Lc -94.4
Color blindness
Normal
Protanopia
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