Hay's Russet
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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 57 (range 42–76)
Colorfulness 0.109
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 42
Closest pair ΔE 41.7 · average ΔE 43.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ochraceous Salmon on Hay's Russet (4.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaHay's Russet · Ochraceous Salmon | 4.1:1AA large | 45 / 45 |
| AaAaHay's Russet · Blue | 1.7:1Low | 12 / 13 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Blue | 2.4:1Low | 32 / 30 |
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. 186 */
:root {
--hays-russet: #793327; /* Hay's Russet */
--ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
--blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 186 */
@theme {
--color-hays-russet: #793327;
--color-ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b;
--color-blue: #006eb8;
}
{
"id": 186,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Hay's Russet",
"hex": "#793327",
"rgb": [
121,
51,
39
],
"cmyk": [
37,
85,
87,
35
]
},
{
"name": "Ochraceous Salmon",
"hex": "#d8a37b",
"rgb": [
216,
163,
123
],
"cmyk": [
15,
38,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Blue",
"hex": "#006eb8",
"rgb": [
0,
110,
184
],
"cmyk": [
95,
54,
0,
0
]
}
]
}