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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 55 (range 41–76)
Colorfulness 0.106
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 44
Closest pair ΔE 44.2 · average ΔE 48.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ochraceous Salmon on Pale Burnt Lake (4.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Ochraceous Salmon | 4.3:1AA large | 45 / 46 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Diamine Green | 1.6:1Low | 10 / 11 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Diamine Green | 2.6:1Low | 34 / 33 |
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. 217 */
:root {
--pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
--ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
--diamine-green: #1a7444; /* Diamine Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 217 */
@theme {
--color-pale-burnt-lake: #802626;
--color-ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b;
--color-diamine-green: #1a7444;
}
{
"id": 217,
"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": "Ochraceous Salmon",
"hex": "#d8a37b",
"rgb": [
216,
163,
123
],
"cmyk": [
15,
38,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Diamine Green",
"hex": "#1a7444",
"rgb": [
26,
116,
68
],
"cmyk": [
87,
32,
91,
18
]
}
]
}