Olive Ocher
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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 59 (range 28–78)
Colorfulness 0.117
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 28
Closest pair ΔE 27.6 · average ΔE 48.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Green on Olive Ocher (7.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOlive Ocher · Orange | 1.4:1Low | 15 / 13 |
| AaAaOlive Ocher · Deep Slate Green | 7.1:1AAA | 60 / 60 |
| AaAaOrange · Deep Slate Green | 5.0:1AA | 44 / 45 |
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. 149 */
:root {
--olive-ocher: #d6b43e; /* Olive Ocher */
--orange: #f37420; /* Orange */
--deep-slate-green: #112f2c; /* Deep Slate Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 149 */
@theme {
--color-olive-ocher: #d6b43e;
--color-orange: #f37420;
--color-deep-slate-green: #112f2c;
}
{
"id": 149,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Olive Ocher",
"hex": "#d6b43e",
"rgb": [
214,
180,
62
],
"cmyk": [
18,
26,
90,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Orange",
"hex": "#f37420",
"rgb": [
243,
116,
32
],
"cmyk": [
0,
68,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Green",
"hex": "#112f2c",
"rgb": [
17,
47,
44
],
"cmyk": [
80,
50,
60,
70
]
}
]
}