Light Brown Drab
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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
Light & moderate
Lightness 74 (range 59–95)
Colorfulness 0.091
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
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.
Warm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 21
Closest pair ΔE 20.8 · average ΔE 33.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Pale Lemon Yellow on Etruscan Red (3.9:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Etruscan Red | 1.6:1Low | 16 / 15 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Pale Lemon Yellow | 2.4:1Low | 44 / 48 |
| AaAaEtruscan Red · Pale Lemon Yellow | 3.9:1AA large | 61 / 65 |
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. 185 */
:root {
--light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
--etruscan-red: #c55347; /* Etruscan Red */
--pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae; /* Pale Lemon Yellow */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 185 */
@theme {
--color-light-brown-drab: #b59392;
--color-etruscan-red: #c55347;
--color-pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae;
}
{
"id": 185,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Light Brown Drab",
"hex": "#b59392",
"rgb": [
181,
147,
146
],
"cmyk": [
8,
30,
20,
25
]
},
{
"name": "Etruscan Red",
"hex": "#c55347",
"rgb": [
197,
83,
71
],
"cmyk": [
16,
80,
74,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Pale Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#ffefae",
"rgb": [
255,
239,
174
],
"cmyk": [
0,
4,
38,
0
]
}
]
}