Pale Burnt Lake
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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 & moderate
Lightness 67 (range 41–83)
Colorfulness 0.107
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Analogous
Neighboring hues on the color wheel.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 34
Closest pair ΔE 34.2 · average ΔE 48.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Glaucous Green on Pale Burnt Lake (5.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Yellow Orange | 4.4:1AA large | 48 / 48 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Glaucous Green | 5.6:1AA | 59 / 60 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Glaucous Green | 1.3:1Low | 9 / 11 |
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. 171 */
:root {
--pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
--yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
--glaucous-green: #b4cdc2; /* Glaucous Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 171 */
@theme {
--color-pale-burnt-lake: #802626;
--color-yellow-orange: #f99d1b;
--color-glaucous-green: #b4cdc2;
}
{
"id": 171,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pale Burnt Lake",
"hex": "#802626",
"rgb": [
128,
38,
38
],
"cmyk": [
25,
90,
80,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow Orange",
"hex": "#f99d1b",
"rgb": [
249,
157,
27
],
"cmyk": [
0,
45,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Glaucous Green",
"hex": "#b4cdc2",
"rgb": [
180,
205,
194
],
"cmyk": [
30,
9,
24,
0
]
}
]
}