Pale Burnt Lake
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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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 54 (range 41–79)
Colorfulness 0.110
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 & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 31
Closest pair ΔE 31.0 · average ΔE 43.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Vinaceous Cinnamon on Pale Burnt Lake (4.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Vinaceous Cinnamon | 4.7:1AA | 50 / 51 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Violet | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Violet | 4.4:1AA large | 50 / 49 |
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. 205 */
:root {
--pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
--vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c; /* Vinaceous Cinnamon */
--violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 205 */
@theme {
--color-pale-burnt-lake: #802626;
--color-vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c;
--color-violet: #4f4086;
}
{
"id": 205,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pale Burnt Lake",
"hex": "#802626",
"rgb": [
128,
38,
38
],
"cmyk": [
25,
90,
80,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Vinaceous Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eea78c",
"rgb": [
238,
167,
140
],
"cmyk": [
4,
40,
42,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet",
"hex": "#4f4086",
"rgb": [
79,
64,
134
],
"cmyk": [
85,
90,
18,
0
]
}
]
}