Brown
- HEX
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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
Dark & moderate
Lightness 47 (range 22–75)
Colorfulness 0.106
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 37
Closest pair ΔE 37.4 · average ΔE 55.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Dull Violet Black on Citron Yellow (8.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBrown · Citron Yellow | 3.7:1AA large | 43 / 44 |
| AaAaBrown · Dull Violet Black | 2.2:1Low | 14 / 15 |
| AaAaCitron Yellow · Dull Violet Black | 8.2:1AAA | 59 / 60 |
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. 145 */
:root {
--brown: #7c4226; /* Brown */
--citron-yellow: #b2b73e; /* Citron Yellow */
--dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f; /* Dull Violet Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 145 */
@theme {
--color-brown: #7c4226;
--color-citron-yellow: #b2b73e;
--color-dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f;
}
{
"id": 145,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Brown",
"hex": "#7c4226",
"rgb": [
124,
66,
38
],
"cmyk": [
35,
74,
90,
35
]
},
{
"name": "Citron Yellow",
"hex": "#b2b73e",
"rgb": [
178,
183,
62
],
"cmyk": [
35,
17,
95,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dull Violet Black",
"hex": "#1e0e3f",
"rgb": [
30,
14,
63
],
"cmyk": [
95,
106,
38,
50
]
}
]
}