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
Dark & moderate
Lightness 45 (range 32–63)
Colorfulness 0.090
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 10
Closest pair ΔE 9.9 · average ΔE 38.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Dark Tyrian Blue on Oil Green (3.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine Red · Oil Green | 2.0:1Low | 19 / 20 |
| AaAaCarmine Red · Dark Tyrian Blue | 1.9:1Low | 13 / 14 |
| AaAaCarmine Red · Slate Color | 1.4:1Low | 9 / 9 |
| AaAaOil Green · Dark Tyrian Blue | 3.7:1AA large | 34 / 35 |
| AaAaOil Green · Slate Color | 2.9:1Low | 29 / 29 |
| AaAaDark Tyrian Blue · Slate Color | 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. 245 */
:root {
--carmine-red: #a62c37; /* Carmine Red */
--oil-green: #819238; /* Oil Green */
--dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e; /* Dark Tyrian Blue */
--slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 245 */
@theme {
--color-carmine-red: #a62c37;
--color-oil-green: #819238;
--color-dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e;
--color-slate-color: #34454c;
}
{
"id": 245,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine Red",
"hex": "#a62c37",
"rgb": [
166,
44,
55
],
"cmyk": [
25,
95,
80,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Oil Green",
"hex": "#819238",
"rgb": [
129,
146,
56
],
"cmyk": [
53,
28,
100,
8
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Tyrian Blue",
"hex": "#12354e",
"rgb": [
18,
53,
78
],
"cmyk": [
90,
66,
36,
50
]
},
{
"name": "Slate Color",
"hex": "#34454c",
"rgb": [
52,
69,
76
],
"cmyk": [
85,
70,
62,
30
]
}
]
}