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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 60 (range 41–78)
Colorfulness 0.086
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 40
Closest pair ΔE 39.5 · average ΔE 43.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Grayish Lavender A on Pale Burnt Lake (4.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Buffy Citrine | 2.6:1Low | 26 / 26 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Grayish Lavender A | 4.6:1AA | 49 / 50 |
| AaAaBuffy Citrine · Grayish Lavender A | 1.8:1Low | 21 / 23 |
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. 177 */
:root {
--pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
--buffy-citrine: #96874d; /* Buffy Citrine */
--grayish-lavender-a: #b5b1d8; /* Grayish Lavender A */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 177 */
@theme {
--color-pale-burnt-lake: #802626;
--color-buffy-citrine: #96874d;
--color-grayish-lavender-a: #b5b1d8;
}
{
"id": 177,
"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": "Buffy Citrine",
"hex": "#96874d",
"rgb": [
150,
135,
77
],
"cmyk": [
42,
40,
82,
8
]
},
{
"name": "Grayish Lavender A",
"hex": "#b5b1d8",
"rgb": [
181,
177,
216
],
"cmyk": [
28,
28,
0,
0
]
}
]
}