Carmine
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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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 51 (range 19–81)
Colorfulness 0.123
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 39
Closest pair ΔE 39.4 · average ΔE 52.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Deep Indigo on Pinkish Cinnamon (10.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine · Pinkish Cinnamon | 3.1:1AA large | 40 / 42 |
| AaAaCarmine · Deep Indigo | 3.3:1AA large | 25 / 27 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Deep Indigo | 10.1:1AAA | 68 / 69 |
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. 232 */
:root {
--carmine: #cc1236; /* Carmine */
--pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
--deep-indigo: #051230; /* Deep Indigo */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 232 */
@theme {
--color-carmine: #cc1236;
--color-pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480;
--color-deep-indigo: #051230;
}
{
"id": 232,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine",
"hex": "#cc1236",
"rgb": [
204,
18,
54
],
"cmyk": [
0,
100,
75,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Pinkish Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eeb480",
"rgb": [
238,
180,
128
],
"cmyk": [
5,
32,
53,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Indigo",
"hex": "#051230",
"rgb": [
5,
18,
48
],
"cmyk": [
100,
92,
52,
60
]
}
]
}