Cinnamon Rufous
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Cinnamon Rufous
Dark Citrine
Colors
Dark Citrine
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Combination No. 10 in use
The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.
Color study
A dictionary of color
Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.
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Combination No. 10 as a living room
Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.
Readable text pairs
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Analysis
Character
Medium & moderate
Lightness 62 (range 61–64)
Colorfulness 0.087
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Analogous
Neighboring hues on the color wheel.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Temperature
Warm
- Cinnamon RufousWarm
- Dark CitrineWarm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 21
Closest pair ΔE 20.7 · average ΔE 20.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Cinnamon Rufous on Dark Citrine (1.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCinnamon Rufous · Dark Citrine | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 10 */
:root {
--cinnamon-rufous: #c27544; /* Cinnamon Rufous */
--dark-citrine: #8b835b; /* Dark Citrine */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 10 */
@theme {
--color-cinnamon-rufous: #c27544;
--color-dark-citrine: #8b835b;
}
{
"id": 10,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Cinnamon Rufous",
"hex": "#c27544",
"rgb": [
194,
117,
68
],
"cmyk": [
20,
60,
82,
5
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Citrine",
"hex": "#8b835b",
"rgb": [
139,
131,
91
],
"cmyk": [
38,
34,
67,
20
]
}
]
}