Brown
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
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.
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.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 55 (range 45–76)
Colorfulness 0.077
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 25
Closest pair ΔE 24.5 · average ΔE 33.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ochraceous Salmon on Brown (3.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBrown · Ochraceous Salmon | 3.5:1AA large | 41 / 42 |
| AaAaBrown · Lincoln Green | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Lincoln Green | 3.3:1AA large | 41 / 40 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 121 */
:root {
--brown: #7c4226; /* Brown */
--ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
--lincoln-green: #555832; /* Lincoln Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 121 */
@theme {
--color-brown: #7c4226;
--color-ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b;
--color-lincoln-green: #555832;
}
{
"id": 121,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Brown",
"hex": "#7c4226",
"rgb": [
124,
66,
38
],
"cmyk": [
35,
74,
90,
35
]
},
{
"name": "Ochraceous Salmon",
"hex": "#d8a37b",
"rgb": [
216,
163,
123
],
"cmyk": [
15,
38,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Lincoln Green",
"hex": "#555832",
"rgb": [
85,
88,
50
],
"cmyk": [
60,
48,
86,
37
]
}
]
}