Cinnamon Buff
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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 & moderate
Lightness 67 (range 52–86)
Colorfulness 0.085
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 33
Closest pair ΔE 33.2 · average ΔE 41.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cinnamon Buff on Dark Soft Violet (3.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCinnamon Buff · Pistachio Green | 2.3:1Low | 39 / 36 |
| AaAaCinnamon Buff · Dark Soft Violet | 3.6:1AA large | 53 / 50 |
| AaAaPistachio Green · Dark Soft Violet | 1.5:1Low | 13 / 12 |
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. 127 */
:root {
--cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e; /* Cinnamon Buff */
--pistachio-green: #648f7b; /* Pistachio Green */
--dark-soft-violet: #66629c; /* Dark Soft Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 127 */
@theme {
--color-cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e;
--color-pistachio-green: #648f7b;
--color-dark-soft-violet: #66629c;
}
{
"id": 127,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Cinnamon Buff",
"hex": "#fdc57e",
"rgb": [
253,
197,
126
],
"cmyk": [
0,
25,
57,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Pistachio Green",
"hex": "#648f7b",
"rgb": [
100,
143,
123
],
"cmyk": [
64,
29,
56,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Soft Violet",
"hex": "#66629c",
"rgb": [
102,
98,
156
],
"cmyk": [
70,
68,
13,
0
]
}
]
}