Victoria 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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 57 (range 42–84)
Colorfulness 0.100
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Complementary
Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.
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 23
Closest pair ΔE 23.2 · average ΔE 47.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Violet (5.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaVictoria Lake · Cream Yellow | 5.2:1AA | 59 / 60 |
| AaAaVictoria Lake · Violet | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaCream Yellow · Violet | 5.3:1AA | 61 / 59 |
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. 226 */
:root {
--victoria-lake: #6d4145; /* Victoria Lake */
--cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
--violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 226 */
@theme {
--color-victoria-lake: #6d4145;
--color-cream-yellow: #fdbf68;
--color-violet: #4f4086;
}
{
"id": 226,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Victoria Lake",
"hex": "#6d4145",
"rgb": [
109,
65,
69
],
"cmyk": [
40,
71,
55,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Cream Yellow",
"hex": "#fdbf68",
"rgb": [
253,
191,
104
],
"cmyk": [
0,
28,
68,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet",
"hex": "#4f4086",
"rgb": [
79,
64,
134
],
"cmyk": [
85,
90,
18,
0
]
}
]
}