Spinel Red
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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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 66 (range 41–87)
Colorfulness 0.113
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 36
Closest pair ΔE 36.1 · average ΔE 50.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Turquoise Green on Vandyke Red (6.4:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaSpinel Red · Vandyke Red | 3.4:1AA large | 36 / 36 |
| AaAaSpinel Red · Turquoise Green | 1.9:1Low | 28 / 31 |
| AaAaVandyke Red · Turquoise Green | 6.4:1AA | 66 / 68 |
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. 147 */
:root {
--spinel-red: #f27291; /* Spinel Red */
--vandyke-red: #82241f; /* Vandyke Red */
--turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 147 */
@theme {
--color-spinel-red: #f27291;
--color-vandyke-red: #82241f;
--color-turquoise-green: #b5decc;
}
{
"id": 147,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Spinel Red",
"hex": "#f27291",
"rgb": [
242,
114,
145
],
"cmyk": [
0,
70,
21,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Vandyke Red",
"hex": "#82241f",
"rgb": [
130,
36,
31
],
"cmyk": [
32,
95,
95,
33
]
},
{
"name": "Turquoise Green",
"hex": "#b5decc",
"rgb": [
181,
222,
204
],
"cmyk": [
29,
0,
24,
0
]
}
]
}