Raw Sienna
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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.
Medium & vivid
Lightness 62 (range 60–64)
Colorfulness 0.130
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 10
Closest pair ΔE 9.9 · average ΔE 33.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Raw Sienna on English Red (1.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaRaw Sienna · English Red | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Peacock Blue | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaEnglish Red · Peacock Blue | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
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. 131 */
:root {
--raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
--english-red: #d96629; /* English Red */
--peacock-blue: #00939b; /* Peacock Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 131 */
@theme {
--color-raw-sienna: #bb7125;
--color-english-red: #d96629;
--color-peacock-blue: #00939b;
}
{
"id": 131,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Raw Sienna",
"hex": "#bb7125",
"rgb": [
187,
113,
37
],
"cmyk": [
18,
58,
100,
12
]
},
{
"name": "English Red",
"hex": "#d96629",
"rgb": [
217,
102,
41
],
"cmyk": [
13,
73,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Peacock Blue",
"hex": "#00939b",
"rgb": [
0,
147,
155
],
"cmyk": [
100,
19,
43,
0
]
}
]
}