Ochre Red
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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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Dark & moderate
Lightness 50 (range 39–55)
Colorfulness 0.098
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 23
Closest pair ΔE 23.4 · average ΔE 34.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Light Brownish Olive on Deep Lyons Blue (2.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOchre Red · Light Brownish Olive | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaOchre Red · Deep Lyons Blue | 1.9:1Low | 15 / 15 |
| AaAaLight Brownish Olive · Deep Lyons Blue | 2.0:1Low | 16 / 16 |
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. 199 */
:root {
--ochre-red: #ab544d; /* Ochre Red */
--light-brownish-olive: #806e4b; /* Light Brownish Olive */
--deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 199 */
@theme {
--color-ochre-red: #ab544d;
--color-light-brownish-olive: #806e4b;
--color-deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286;
}
{
"id": 199,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Ochre Red",
"hex": "#ab544d",
"rgb": [
171,
84,
77
],
"cmyk": [
18,
73,
63,
20
]
},
{
"name": "Light Brownish Olive",
"hex": "#806e4b",
"rgb": [
128,
110,
75
],
"cmyk": [
42,
46,
73,
24
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Lyons Blue",
"hex": "#1c4286",
"rgb": [
28,
66,
134
],
"cmyk": [
100,
85,
15,
6
]
}
]
}