Vandyke 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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 63 (range 41–84)
Colorfulness 0.091
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
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 65
Closest pair ΔE 65.1 · average ΔE 65.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Pale King's Blue on Vandyke Red (5.9:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaVandyke Red · Pale King's Blue | 5.9:1AA | 62 / 64 |
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. 16 */
:root {
--vandyke-red: #82241f; /* Vandyke Red */
--pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 16 */
@theme {
--color-vandyke-red: #82241f;
--color-pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4;
}
{
"id": 16,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Vandyke Red",
"hex": "#82241f",
"rgb": [
130,
36,
31
],
"cmyk": [
32,
95,
95,
33
]
},
{
"name": "Pale King's Blue",
"hex": "#a7d4e4",
"rgb": [
167,
212,
228
],
"cmyk": [
33,
4,
7,
0
]
}
]
}