Fawn
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Fawn
Dusky Madder Violet
Colors
Dusky Madder Violet
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Combination No. 18 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. 18 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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Analysis
Character
Medium & muted
Lightness 55 (range 32–78)
Colorfulness 0.070
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
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
- FawnWarm
- Dusky Madder VioletCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 57
Closest pair ΔE 57.0 · average ΔE 57.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Dusky Madder Violet on Fawn (6.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaFawn · Dusky Madder Violet | 6.5:1AA | 58 / 58 |
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
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 18 */
:root {
--fawn: #d1b0a7; /* Fawn */
--dusky-madder-violet: #4e1d4c; /* Dusky Madder Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 18 */
@theme {
--color-fawn: #d1b0a7;
--color-dusky-madder-violet: #4e1d4c;
}
{
"id": 18,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Fawn",
"hex": "#d1b0a7",
"rgb": [
209,
176,
167
],
"cmyk": [
18,
31,
30,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dusky Madder Violet",
"hex": "#4e1d4c",
"rgb": [
78,
29,
76
],
"cmyk": [
75,
100,
46,
30
]
}
]
}