Pompeian 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.
Medium & moderate
Lightness 60 (range 49–74)
Colorfulness 0.105
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 33
Closest pair ΔE 33.1 · average ΔE 39.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Salvia Blue on Pompeian Red (3.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPompeian Red · Orange Citrine | 1.5:1Low | 9 / 10 |
| AaAaPompeian Red · Salvia Blue | 3.0:1Low | 35 / 36 |
| AaAaOrange Citrine · Salvia Blue | 2.0:1Low | 23 / 25 |
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. 212 */
:root {
--pompeian-red: #ab2439; /* Pompeian Red */
--orange-citrine: #986f2d; /* Orange Citrine */
--salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 212 */
@theme {
--color-pompeian-red: #ab2439;
--color-orange-citrine: #986f2d;
--color-salvia-blue: #97acc8;
}
{
"id": 212,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pompeian Red",
"hex": "#ab2439",
"rgb": [
171,
36,
57
],
"cmyk": [
18,
97,
74,
19
]
},
{
"name": "Orange Citrine",
"hex": "#986f2d",
"rgb": [
152,
111,
45
],
"cmyk": [
28,
48,
92,
24
]
},
{
"name": "Salvia Blue",
"hex": "#97acc8",
"rgb": [
151,
172,
200
],
"cmyk": [
41,
25,
10,
0
]
}
]
}