Old Rose
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Old Rose
Rainette Green
Lilac
Colors
Combination No. 162 in use
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.
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Combination No. 162 as a living room
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.
Readable text pairs
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Analysis
Character
Medium & moderate
Lightness 67 (range 66–68)
Colorfulness 0.095
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
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.
Temperature
Warm & cool
- Old RoseWarm
- Rainette GreenCool
- LilacCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 16
Closest pair ΔE 16.1 · average ΔE 34.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Old Rose on Rainette Green (1.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOld Rose · Rainette Green | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaOld Rose · Lilac | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaRainette Green · Lilac | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Export
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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 162 */
:root {
--old-rose: #d46d7a; /* Old Rose */
--rainette-green: #8fa071; /* Rainette Green */
--lilac: #b984af; /* Lilac */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 162 */
@theme {
--color-old-rose: #d46d7a;
--color-rainette-green: #8fa071;
--color-lilac: #b984af;
}
{
"id": 162,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Old Rose",
"hex": "#d46d7a",
"rgb": [
212,
109,
122
],
"cmyk": [
15,
70,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Rainette Green",
"hex": "#8fa071",
"rgb": [
143,
160,
113
],
"cmyk": [
42,
20,
62,
10
]
},
{
"name": "Lilac",
"hex": "#b984af",
"rgb": [
185,
132,
175
],
"cmyk": [
28,
54,
8,
0
]
}
]
}