Raw Sienna
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
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 & vivid
Lightness 63 (range 39–90)
Colorfulness 0.135
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 34
Closest pair ΔE 33.9 · average ΔE 48.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Deep Lyons Blue (7.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Apricot Yellow | 2.8:1Low | 46 / 50 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Benzol Green | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Deep Lyons Blue | 2.5:1Low | 25 / 25 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Benzol Green | 2.7:1Low | 48 / 44 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Deep Lyons Blue | 7.2:1AAA | 75 / 73 |
| AaAaBenzol Green · Deep Lyons Blue | 2.7:1Low | 27 / 27 |
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. 247 */
:root {
--raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
--apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
--benzol-green: #00978d; /* Benzol Green */
--deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 247 */
@theme {
--color-raw-sienna: #bb7125;
--color-apricot-yellow: #ffdd00;
--color-benzol-green: #00978d;
--color-deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286;
}
{
"id": 247,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Raw Sienna",
"hex": "#bb7125",
"rgb": [
187,
113,
37
],
"cmyk": [
18,
58,
100,
12
]
},
{
"name": "Apricot Yellow",
"hex": "#ffdd00",
"rgb": [
255,
221,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
10,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Benzol Green",
"hex": "#00978d",
"rgb": [
0,
151,
141
],
"cmyk": [
100,
15,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Lyons Blue",
"hex": "#1c4286",
"rgb": [
28,
66,
134
],
"cmyk": [
100,
85,
15,
6
]
}
]
}