Brown
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Brown
Vandyke Brown
Colors
Vandyke Brown
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- CMYK
Combination No. 110 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. 110 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
Dark & moderate
Lightness 39 (range 34–45)
Colorfulness 0.072
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
- BrownWarm
- Vandyke BrownWarm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 13
Closest pair ΔE 13.2 · average ΔE 13.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Vandyke Brown on Brown (1.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBrown · Vandyke Brown | 1.5:1Low | 8 / 8 |
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. 110 */
:root {
--brown: #7c4226; /* Brown */
--vandyke-brown: #4b3317; /* Vandyke Brown */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 110 */
@theme {
--color-brown: #7c4226;
--color-vandyke-brown: #4b3317;
}
{
"id": 110,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Brown",
"hex": "#7c4226",
"rgb": [
124,
66,
38
],
"cmyk": [
35,
74,
90,
35
]
},
{
"name": "Vandyke Brown",
"hex": "#4b3317",
"rgb": [
75,
51,
23
],
"cmyk": [
56,
71,
97,
52
]
}
]
}