Carmine
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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 & vivid
Lightness 67 (range 53–94)
Colorfulness 0.184
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Triadic
Three hues evenly spaced around the 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 47
Closest pair ΔE 46.5 · average ΔE 64.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Yellow on Carmine (4.8:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine · Yellow | 4.8:1AA | 66 / 70 |
| AaAaCarmine · Blue | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaYellow · Blue | 4.6:1AA | 70 / 66 |
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. 154 */
:root {
--carmine: #cc1236; /* Carmine */
--yellow: #fff200; /* Yellow */
--blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 154 */
@theme {
--color-carmine: #cc1236;
--color-yellow: #fff200;
--color-blue: #006eb8;
}
{
"id": 154,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine",
"hex": "#cc1236",
"rgb": [
204,
18,
54
],
"cmyk": [
0,
100,
75,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow",
"hex": "#fff200",
"rgb": [
255,
242,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
0,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Blue",
"hex": "#006eb8",
"rgb": [
0,
110,
184
],
"cmyk": [
95,
54,
0,
0
]
}
]
}