Ochraceous Salmon
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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 & muted
Lightness 59 (range 31–76)
Colorfulness 0.069
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
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 21
Closest pair ΔE 20.6 · average ΔE 44.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cotinga Purple on Ochraceous Salmon (6.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Cotinga Purple | 6.2:1AA | 53 / 54 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Warm Gray | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaCotinga Purple · Warm Gray | 5.4:1AA | 48 / 47 |
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. 238 */
:root {
--ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
--cotinga-purple: #501345; /* Cotinga Purple */
--warm-gray: #a1a39a; /* Warm Gray */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 238 */
@theme {
--color-ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b;
--color-cotinga-purple: #501345;
--color-warm-gray: #a1a39a;
}
{
"id": 238,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Ochraceous Salmon",
"hex": "#d8a37b",
"rgb": [
216,
163,
123
],
"cmyk": [
15,
38,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Cotinga Purple",
"hex": "#501345",
"rgb": [
80,
19,
69
],
"cmyk": [
66,
100,
42,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Warm Gray",
"hex": "#a1a39a",
"rgb": [
161,
163,
154
],
"cmyk": [
37,
28,
36,
3
]
}
]
}