Corinthian Pink
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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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Light & moderate
Lightness 74 (range 61–84)
Colorfulness 0.089
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 & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 28
Closest pair ΔE 27.9 · average ΔE 37.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Corinthian Pink on Light Mauve (2.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Venice Green | 1.2:1Low | 9 / 0 |
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Light Mauve | 2.3:1Low | 37 / 34 |
| AaAaVenice Green · Light Mauve | 1.9:1Low | 27 / 25 |
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. 128 */
:root {
--corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba; /* Corinthian Pink */
--venice-green: #62c6bf; /* Venice Green */
--light-mauve: #9a72aa; /* Light Mauve */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 128 */
@theme {
--color-corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba;
--color-venice-green: #62c6bf;
--color-light-mauve: #9a72aa;
}
{
"id": 128,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Corinthian Pink",
"hex": "#f8b6ba",
"rgb": [
248,
182,
186
],
"cmyk": [
0,
35,
15,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Venice Green",
"hex": "#62c6bf",
"rgb": [
98,
198,
191
],
"cmyk": [
58,
0,
30,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Light Mauve",
"hex": "#9a72aa",
"rgb": [
154,
114,
170
],
"cmyk": [
43,
62,
5,
0
]
}
]
}