Spinel Red
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Spinel Red
Dark Medici Blue
Taupe Brown
Colors
Combination No. 224 in use
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.
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Combination No. 224 as a living room
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.
Readable text pairs
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Analysis
Character
Medium & moderate
Lightness 56 (range 46–71)
Colorfulness 0.090
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Temperature
Warm
- Spinel RedWarm
- Dark Medici BlueNeutral
- Taupe BrownWarm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 30
Closest pair ΔE 30.1 · average ΔE 33.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Spinel Red on Taupe Brown (2.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaSpinel Red · Dark Medici Blue | 1.9:1Low | 23 / 22 |
| AaAaSpinel Red · Taupe Brown | 2.7:1Low | 32 / 31 |
| AaAaDark Medici Blue · Taupe Brown | 1.4:1Low | 8 / 8 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
- No. 160Sulphine Yellow, Pale Raw Umber, Dark Medici Blue
- No. 134Eosine Pink, Light Mauve, Red Violet
- No. 121Brown, Ochraceous Salmon, Lincoln Green
- No. 231Cameo Pink, Hay's Russet, Olympic Blue
- No. 280Eugenia Red B, Lincoln Green, Laelia Pink, Taupe Brown
- No. 217Pale Burnt Lake, Ochraceous Salmon, Diamine Green
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 224 */
:root {
--spinel-red: #f27291; /* Spinel Red */
--dark-medici-blue: #547076; /* Dark Medici Blue */
--taupe-brown: #7a4456; /* Taupe Brown */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 224 */
@theme {
--color-spinel-red: #f27291;
--color-dark-medici-blue: #547076;
--color-taupe-brown: #7a4456;
}
{
"id": 224,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Spinel Red",
"hex": "#f27291",
"rgb": [
242,
114,
145
],
"cmyk": [
0,
70,
21,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Medici Blue",
"hex": "#547076",
"rgb": [
84,
112,
118
],
"cmyk": [
70,
45,
45,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Taupe Brown",
"hex": "#7a4456",
"rgb": [
122,
68,
86
],
"cmyk": [
30,
70,
35,
40
]
}
]
}