Pinkish Cinnamon
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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 70 (range 49–81)
Colorfulness 0.095
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 19
Closest pair ΔE 19.3 · average ΔE 44.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Olive Buff on Blue Violet (3.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Olive Buff | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Blue Violet | 3.6:1AA large | 48 / 46 |
| AaAaOlive Buff · Blue Violet | 3.6:1AA large | 48 / 46 |
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. 175 */
:root {
--pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
--olive-buff: #c1c494; /* Olive Buff */
--blue-violet: #6450a1; /* Blue Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 175 */
@theme {
--color-pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480;
--color-olive-buff: #c1c494;
--color-blue-violet: #6450a1;
}
{
"id": 175,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pinkish Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eeb480",
"rgb": [
238,
180,
128
],
"cmyk": [
5,
32,
53,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olive Buff",
"hex": "#c1c494",
"rgb": [
193,
196,
148
],
"cmyk": [
16,
6,
42,
12
]
},
{
"name": "Blue Violet",
"hex": "#6450a1",
"rgb": [
100,
80,
161
],
"cmyk": [
72,
80,
0,
0
]
}
]
}