Etruscan 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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 60 (range 42–81)
Colorfulness 0.096
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 18
Closest pair ΔE 18.0 · average ΔE 41.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Light Glaucous Blue on Hay's Russet (5.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaEtruscan Red · Hay's Russet | 2.0:1Low | 18 / 18 |
| AaAaEtruscan Red · Light Glaucous Blue | 2.5:1Low | 35 / 38 |
| AaAaHay's Russet · Light Glaucous Blue | 5.1:1AA | 55 / 57 |
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. 152 */
:root {
--etruscan-red: #c55347; /* Etruscan Red */
--hays-russet: #793327; /* Hay's Russet */
--light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1; /* Light Glaucous Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 152 */
@theme {
--color-etruscan-red: #c55347;
--color-hays-russet: #793327;
--color-light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1;
}
{
"id": 152,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Etruscan Red",
"hex": "#c55347",
"rgb": [
197,
83,
71
],
"cmyk": [
16,
80,
74,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Hay's Russet",
"hex": "#793327",
"rgb": [
121,
51,
39
],
"cmyk": [
37,
85,
87,
35
]
},
{
"name": "Light Glaucous Blue",
"hex": "#a5c8d1",
"rgb": [
165,
200,
209
],
"cmyk": [
35,
10,
14,
0
]
}
]
}