Raw Sienna
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
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
Dark & moderate
Lightness 38 (range 19–62)
Colorfulness 0.082
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 30
Closest pair ΔE 29.7 · average ΔE 38.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Deep Indigo on Raw Sienna (4.8:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Vandyke Brown | 3.1:1AA large | 29 / 30 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Deep Indigo | 4.8:1AA | 36 / 38 |
| AaAaVandyke Brown · Deep Indigo | 1.6:1Low | 0 / 0 |
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. 182 */
:root {
--raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
--vandyke-brown: #4b3317; /* Vandyke Brown */
--deep-indigo: #051230; /* Deep Indigo */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 182 */
@theme {
--color-raw-sienna: #bb7125;
--color-vandyke-brown: #4b3317;
--color-deep-indigo: #051230;
}
{
"id": 182,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Raw Sienna",
"hex": "#bb7125",
"rgb": [
187,
113,
37
],
"cmyk": [
18,
58,
100,
12
]
},
{
"name": "Vandyke Brown",
"hex": "#4b3317",
"rgb": [
75,
51,
23
],
"cmyk": [
56,
71,
97,
52
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Indigo",
"hex": "#051230",
"rgb": [
5,
18,
48
],
"cmyk": [
100,
92,
52,
60
]
}
]
}