Coral Red
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- 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 71 (range 46–93)
Colorfulness 0.128
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 36
Closest pair ΔE 35.9 · average ΔE 50.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Taupe Brown (6.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCoral Red · Lemon Yellow | 1.9:1Low | 32 / 36 |
| AaAaCoral Red · Taupe Brown | 3.3:1AA large | 40 / 39 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Taupe Brown | 6.2:1AA | 76 / 73 |
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. 123 */
:root {
--coral-red: #f58e84; /* Coral Red */
--lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
--taupe-brown: #7a4456; /* Taupe Brown */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 123 */
@theme {
--color-coral-red: #f58e84;
--color-lemon-yellow: #f8ed43;
--color-taupe-brown: #7a4456;
}
{
"id": 123,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Coral Red",
"hex": "#f58e84",
"rgb": [
245,
142,
132
],
"cmyk": [
0,
55,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#f8ed43",
"rgb": [
248,
237,
67
],
"cmyk": [
5,
0,
85,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Taupe Brown",
"hex": "#7a4456",
"rgb": [
122,
68,
86
],
"cmyk": [
30,
70,
35,
40
]
}
]
}