Burnt Sienna
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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 & vivid
Lightness 69 (range 55–90)
Colorfulness 0.142
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 39
Closest pair ΔE 38.8 · average ΔE 45.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Burnt Sienna (3.9:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Apricot Yellow | 3.9:1AA large | 56 / 60 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Green | 1.5:1Low | 12 / 13 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Green | 2.5:1Low | 46 / 42 |
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. 198 */
:root {
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
--green: #489b6e; /* Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 198 */
@theme {
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-apricot-yellow: #ffdd00;
--color-green: #489b6e;
}
{
"id": 198,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Burnt Sienna",
"hex": "#ae5224",
"rgb": [
174,
82,
36
],
"cmyk": [
22,
76,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Apricot Yellow",
"hex": "#ffdd00",
"rgb": [
255,
221,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
10,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Green",
"hex": "#489b6e",
"rgb": [
72,
155,
110
],
"cmyk": [
75,
21,
73,
0
]
}
]
}