Cinnamon Buff
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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
Light & moderate
Lightness 72 (range 46–86)
Colorfulness 0.075
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 35
Closest pair ΔE 35.0 · average ΔE 42.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cinnamon Buff on Pale Raw Umber (4.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCinnamon Buff · Pale Raw Umber | 4.7:1AA | 60 / 57 |
| AaAaCinnamon Buff · Pale King's Blue | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaPale Raw Umber · Pale King's Blue | 4.6:1AA | 56 / 58 |
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. 234 */
:root {
--cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e; /* Cinnamon Buff */
--pale-raw-umber: #71502f; /* Pale Raw Umber */
--pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 234 */
@theme {
--color-cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e;
--color-pale-raw-umber: #71502f;
--color-pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4;
}
{
"id": 234,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Cinnamon Buff",
"hex": "#fdc57e",
"rgb": [
253,
197,
126
],
"cmyk": [
0,
25,
57,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Pale Raw Umber",
"hex": "#71502f",
"rgb": [
113,
80,
47
],
"cmyk": [
46,
63,
87,
32
]
},
{
"name": "Pale King's Blue",
"hex": "#a7d4e4",
"rgb": [
167,
212,
228
],
"cmyk": [
33,
4,
7,
0
]
}
]
}