Cinnamon Rufous
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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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 51 (range 37–64)
Colorfulness 0.112
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Complementary
Includes hues from opposite sides of 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 & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 36
Closest pair ΔE 36.3 · average ΔE 43.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Red Violet on Cinnamon Rufous (3.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCinnamon Rufous · Antwerp Blue | 1.6:1Low | 14 / 13 |
| AaAaCinnamon Rufous · Red Violet | 3.1:1AA large | 30 / 30 |
| AaAaAntwerp Blue · Red Violet | 2.0:1Low | 16 / 16 |
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. 172 */
:root {
--cinnamon-rufous: #c27544; /* Cinnamon Rufous */
--antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
--red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 172 */
@theme {
--color-cinnamon-rufous: #c27544;
--color-antwerp-blue: #007190;
--color-red-violet: #59256a;
}
{
"id": 172,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Cinnamon Rufous",
"hex": "#c27544",
"rgb": [
194,
117,
68
],
"cmyk": [
20,
60,
82,
5
]
},
{
"name": "Antwerp Blue",
"hex": "#007190",
"rgb": [
0,
113,
144
],
"cmyk": [
100,
40,
30,
10
]
},
{
"name": "Red Violet",
"hex": "#59256a",
"rgb": [
89,
37,
106
],
"cmyk": [
76,
100,
25,
15
]
}
]
}