Vandyke 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 60 (range 41–70)
Colorfulness 0.127
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Complementary
Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.
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 32
Closest pair ΔE 32.2 · average ΔE 49.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Sea Green on Vandyke Red (3.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaVandyke Red · Citrine | 3.5:1AA large | 37 / 37 |
| AaAaVandyke Red · Sea Green | 3.6:1AA large | 38 / 39 |
| AaAaCitrine · Sea Green | 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. 133 */
:root {
--vandyke-red: #82241f; /* Vandyke Red */
--citrine: #b09f36; /* Citrine */
--sea-green: #00b49b; /* Sea Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 133 */
@theme {
--color-vandyke-red: #82241f;
--color-citrine: #b09f36;
--color-sea-green: #00b49b;
}
{
"id": 133,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Vandyke Red",
"hex": "#82241f",
"rgb": [
130,
36,
31
],
"cmyk": [
32,
95,
95,
33
]
},
{
"name": "Citrine",
"hex": "#b09f36",
"rgb": [
176,
159,
54
],
"cmyk": [
36,
32,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Sea Green",
"hex": "#00b49b",
"rgb": [
0,
180,
155
],
"cmyk": [
80,
0,
51,
0
]
}
]
}