Red Orange
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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 & moderate
Lightness 70 (range 53–95)
Colorfulness 0.099
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
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 18
Closest pair ΔE 18.2 · average ΔE 36.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Pale Lemon Yellow on Dark Medici Blue (4.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaRed Orange · Pale Lemon Yellow | 3.8:1AA large | 59 / 64 |
| AaAaRed Orange · Isabella Color | 1.9:1Low | 21 / 22 |
| AaAaRed Orange · Dark Medici Blue | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Isabella Color | 2.0:1Low | 40 / 36 |
| AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Dark Medici Blue | 4.6:1AA | 71 / 67 |
| AaAaIsabella Color · Dark Medici Blue | 2.3:1Low | 30 / 28 |
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. 241 */
:root {
--red-orange: #dd4027; /* Red Orange */
--pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae; /* Pale Lemon Yellow */
--isabella-color: #c5a56e; /* Isabella Color */
--dark-medici-blue: #547076; /* Dark Medici Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 241 */
@theme {
--color-red-orange: #dd4027;
--color-pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae;
--color-isabella-color: #c5a56e;
--color-dark-medici-blue: #547076;
}
{
"id": 241,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Red Orange",
"hex": "#dd4027",
"rgb": [
221,
64,
39
],
"cmyk": [
9,
90,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Pale Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#ffefae",
"rgb": [
255,
239,
174
],
"cmyk": [
0,
4,
38,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Isabella Color",
"hex": "#c5a56e",
"rgb": [
197,
165,
110
],
"cmyk": [
15,
28,
60,
10
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Medici Blue",
"hex": "#547076",
"rgb": [
84,
112,
118
],
"cmyk": [
70,
45,
45,
15
]
}
]
}