Jasper Red
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- RGB
- 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 48 (range 19–64)
Colorfulness 0.122
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 48
Closest pair ΔE 48.3 · average ΔE 52.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Deep Indigo on Benzol Green (5.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaJasper Red · Benzol Green | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaJasper Red · Deep Indigo | 5.1:1AA | 38 / 40 |
| AaAaBenzol Green · Deep Indigo | 5.1:1AA | 38 / 40 |
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. 155 */
:root {
--jasper-red: #eb5324; /* Jasper Red */
--benzol-green: #00978d; /* Benzol Green */
--deep-indigo: #051230; /* Deep Indigo */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 155 */
@theme {
--color-jasper-red: #eb5324;
--color-benzol-green: #00978d;
--color-deep-indigo: #051230;
}
{
"id": 155,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Jasper Red",
"hex": "#eb5324",
"rgb": [
235,
83,
36
],
"cmyk": [
2,
83,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Benzol Green",
"hex": "#00978d",
"rgb": [
0,
151,
141
],
"cmyk": [
100,
15,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Indigo",
"hex": "#051230",
"rgb": [
5,
18,
48
],
"cmyk": [
100,
92,
52,
60
]
}
]
}