Combination 53 is a vivid color combination of 2 colors, combination 53 in Sanzo Wada's A Dictionary of Colour Combinations (1933–34): Yellow Orange #F99D1B, Dusky Madder Violet #4E1D4C. Its most readable text pair is #F99D1B on #4E1D4C (WCAG 6.15:1, AA). 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#F99D1B on #4E1D4C · WCAG 6.15:1 · APCA Lc -55.2
Color blindness
Normal
Protanopia
Deuteranopia
Tritanopia
Palettes like Combination 53
all palettes →Combination 170Sanzo Wada · Rosolanc Purple · Orange Yellow · Red Violet
Combination 103Sanzo Wada · Cinnamon Rufous · Dusky Madder Violet
Combination 89Sanzo Wada · Yellow Orange · Violet Blue
Combination 50Sanzo Wada · Ivory Buff · Dusky Madder Violet
Combination 4Sanzo Wada · Isabella Color · Red Violet
Combination 329Sanzo Wada · Cream Yellow · Grayish Lavender - B · Cotinga Purple · Slate Color
Haunted TrickHalloween · 5 colors
Combination 238Sanzo Wada · Ochraceous Salmon · Cotinga Purple · Warm Gray