Light Brown Drab
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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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Medium & moderate
Lightness 60 (range 51–69)
Colorfulness 0.077
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 19
Closest pair ΔE 18.9 · average ΔE 32.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Light Brown Drab on Antwerp Blue (2.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Vinaceous Tawny | 1.5:1Low | 14 / 12 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Andover Green | 1.5:1Low | 16 / 14 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Antwerp Blue | 2.0:1Low | 23 / 22 |
| AaAaVinaceous Tawny · Andover Green | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaVinaceous Tawny · Antwerp Blue | 1.4:1Low | 9 / 8 |
| AaAaAndover Green · Antwerp Blue | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 0 |
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. 244 */
:root {
--light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
--vinaceous-tawny: #c56127; /* Vinaceous Tawny */
--andover-green: #6d7e77; /* Andover Green */
--antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 244 */
@theme {
--color-light-brown-drab: #b59392;
--color-vinaceous-tawny: #c56127;
--color-andover-green: #6d7e77;
--color-antwerp-blue: #007190;
}
{
"id": 244,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Light Brown Drab",
"hex": "#b59392",
"rgb": [
181,
147,
146
],
"cmyk": [
8,
30,
20,
25
]
},
{
"name": "Vinaceous Tawny",
"hex": "#c56127",
"rgb": [
197,
97,
39
],
"cmyk": [
17,
72,
100,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Andover Green",
"hex": "#6d7e77",
"rgb": [
109,
126,
119
],
"cmyk": [
60,
40,
50,
10
]
},
{
"name": "Antwerp Blue",
"hex": "#007190",
"rgb": [
0,
113,
144
],
"cmyk": [
100,
40,
30,
10
]
}
]
}