Khaki
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- CMYK
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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 52 (range 39–66)
Colorfulness 0.102
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Split-complementary
One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.
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 29
Closest pair ΔE 29.3 · average ΔE 40.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Khaki on Deep Lyons Blue (3.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaKhaki · Deep Lyons Blue | 3.1:1AA large | 32 / 32 |
| AaAaKhaki · Purple Drab | 2.0:1Low | 21 / 20 |
| AaAaDeep Lyons Blue · Purple Drab | 1.6:1Low | 10 / 10 |
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. 236 */
:root {
--khaki: #bc892b; /* Khaki */
--deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
--purple-drab: #84565b; /* Purple Drab */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 236 */
@theme {
--color-khaki: #bc892b;
--color-deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286;
--color-purple-drab: #84565b;
}
{
"id": 236,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Khaki",
"hex": "#bc892b",
"rgb": [
188,
137,
43
],
"cmyk": [
24,
45,
100,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Lyons Blue",
"hex": "#1c4286",
"rgb": [
28,
66,
134
],
"cmyk": [
100,
85,
15,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Purple Drab",
"hex": "#84565b",
"rgb": [
132,
86,
91
],
"cmyk": [
38,
65,
49,
26
]
}
]
}