Carmine
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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
Medium & vivid
Lightness 66 (range 54–84)
Colorfulness 0.147
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Split-complementary
One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 44
Closest pair ΔE 43.9 · average ΔE 51.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Carmine (3.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine · Cream Yellow | 3.5:1AA large | 46 / 48 |
| AaAaCarmine · Benzol Green | 1.6:1Low | 11 / 12 |
| AaAaCream Yellow · Benzol Green | 2.2:1Low | 35 / 33 |
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. 122 */
:root {
--carmine: #cc1236; /* Carmine */
--cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
--benzol-green: #00978d; /* Benzol Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 122 */
@theme {
--color-carmine: #cc1236;
--color-cream-yellow: #fdbf68;
--color-benzol-green: #00978d;
}
{
"id": 122,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine",
"hex": "#cc1236",
"rgb": [
204,
18,
54
],
"cmyk": [
0,
100,
75,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Cream Yellow",
"hex": "#fdbf68",
"rgb": [
253,
191,
104
],
"cmyk": [
0,
28,
68,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Benzol Green",
"hex": "#00978d",
"rgb": [
0,
151,
141
],
"cmyk": [
100,
15,
55,
0
]
}
]
}