Carmine Red
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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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 54 (range 40–74)
Colorfulness 0.104
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 13
Closest pair ΔE 12.6 · average ΔE 37.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Salvia Blue on Madder Brown (4.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine Red · Madder Brown | 1.4:1Low | 8 / 0 |
| AaAaCarmine Red · Salvia Blue | 3.0:1Low | 35 / 36 |
| AaAaMadder Brown · Salvia Blue | 4.2:1AA large | 44 / 45 |
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. 237 */
:root {
--carmine-red: #a62c37; /* Carmine Red */
--madder-brown: #762c19; /* Madder Brown */
--salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 237 */
@theme {
--color-carmine-red: #a62c37;
--color-madder-brown: #762c19;
--color-salvia-blue: #97acc8;
}
{
"id": 237,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine Red",
"hex": "#a62c37",
"rgb": [
166,
44,
55
],
"cmyk": [
25,
95,
80,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Madder Brown",
"hex": "#762c19",
"rgb": [
118,
44,
25
],
"cmyk": [
36,
88,
100,
38
]
},
{
"name": "Salvia Blue",
"hex": "#97acc8",
"rgb": [
151,
172,
200
],
"cmyk": [
41,
25,
10,
0
]
}
]
}