Khaki
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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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Light & moderate
Lightness 75 (range 66–80)
Colorfulness 0.087
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 28
Closest pair ΔE 27.5 · average ΔE 36.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Calamine Blue on Khaki (1.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaKhaki · Calamine Blue | 1.7:1Low | 22 / 24 |
| AaAaKhaki · Grayish Lavender A | 1.5:1Low | 16 / 18 |
| AaAaCalamine Blue · Grayish Lavender A | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
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. 159 */
:root {
--khaki: #bc892b; /* Khaki */
--calamine-blue: #78cdd0; /* Calamine Blue */
--grayish-lavender-a: #b5b1d8; /* Grayish Lavender A */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 159 */
@theme {
--color-khaki: #bc892b;
--color-calamine-blue: #78cdd0;
--color-grayish-lavender-a: #b5b1d8;
}
{
"id": 159,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Khaki",
"hex": "#bc892b",
"rgb": [
188,
137,
43
],
"cmyk": [
24,
45,
100,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Calamine Blue",
"hex": "#78cdd0",
"rgb": [
120,
205,
208
],
"cmyk": [
50,
0,
20,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Grayish Lavender A",
"hex": "#b5b1d8",
"rgb": [
181,
177,
216
],
"cmyk": [
28,
28,
0,
0
]
}
]
}