Ivory Buff
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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 62 (range 42–87)
Colorfulness 0.089
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 34
Closest pair ΔE 33.5 · average ΔE 44.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Violet (6.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaIvory Buff · Sudan Brown | 3.1:1AA large | 50 / 47 |
| AaAaIvory Buff · Violet | 6.0:1AA | 68 / 66 |
| AaAaSudan Brown · Violet | 1.9:1Low | 17 / 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. 214 */
:root {
--ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
--sudan-brown: #a36752; /* Sudan Brown */
--violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 214 */
@theme {
--color-ivory-buff: #ebd3a2;
--color-sudan-brown: #a36752;
--color-violet: #4f4086;
}
{
"id": 214,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Ivory Buff",
"hex": "#ebd3a2",
"rgb": [
235,
211,
162
],
"cmyk": [
8,
15,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Sudan Brown",
"hex": "#a36752",
"rgb": [
163,
103,
82
],
"cmyk": [
25,
60,
65,
19
]
},
{
"name": "Violet",
"hex": "#4f4086",
"rgb": [
79,
64,
134
],
"cmyk": [
85,
90,
18,
0
]
}
]
}