Carmine 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.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Dark & muted
Lightness 49 (range 18–80)
Colorfulness 0.057
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Accented neutral
Neutral colors with a single colored accent.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 35
Closest pair ΔE 34.5 · average ΔE 47.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Black on Neutral Gray (10.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine Red · Neutral Gray | 3.7:1AA large | 45 / 47 |
| AaAaCarmine Red · Black | 2.7:1Low | 19 / 21 |
| AaAaNeutral Gray · Black | 10.0:1AAA | 66 / 68 |
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. 221 */
:root {
--carmine-red: #a62c37; /* Carmine Red */
--neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
--black: #111314; /* Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 221 */
@theme {
--color-carmine-red: #a62c37;
--color-neutral-gray: #b6bfc1;
--color-black: #111314;
}
{
"id": 221,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine Red",
"hex": "#a62c37",
"rgb": [
166,
44,
55
],
"cmyk": [
25,
95,
80,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Neutral Gray",
"hex": "#b6bfc1",
"rgb": [
182,
191,
193
],
"cmyk": [
29,
18,
20,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Black",
"hex": "#111314",
"rgb": [
17,
19,
20
],
"cmyk": [
20,
10,
15,
100
]
}
]
}