Hay's Russet
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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 62 (range 42–78)
Colorfulness 0.079
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Analogous
Neighboring hues on 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
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 17
Closest pair ΔE 16.9 · average ΔE 37.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Olive Ocher on Hay's Russet (4.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaHay's Russet · Ecru | 4.2:1AA large | 46 / 47 |
| AaAaHay's Russet · Olive Ocher | 4.5:1AA | 49 / 50 |
| AaAaHay's Russet · Dark Medici Blue | 1.7:1Low | 12 / 12 |
| AaAaEcru · Olive Ocher | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaEcru · Dark Medici Blue | 2.5:1Low | 34 / 32 |
| AaAaOlive Ocher · Dark Medici Blue | 2.6:1Low | 37 / 36 |
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. 249 */
:root {
--hays-russet: #793327; /* Hay's Russet */
--ecru: #c2ae93; /* Ecru */
--olive-ocher: #d6b43e; /* Olive Ocher */
--dark-medici-blue: #547076; /* Dark Medici Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 249 */
@theme {
--color-hays-russet: #793327;
--color-ecru: #c2ae93;
--color-olive-ocher: #d6b43e;
--color-dark-medici-blue: #547076;
}
{
"id": 249,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Hay's Russet",
"hex": "#793327",
"rgb": [
121,
51,
39
],
"cmyk": [
37,
85,
87,
35
]
},
{
"name": "Ecru",
"hex": "#c2ae93",
"rgb": [
194,
174,
147
],
"cmyk": [
20,
25,
40,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Olive Ocher",
"hex": "#d6b43e",
"rgb": [
214,
180,
62
],
"cmyk": [
18,
26,
90,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Medici Blue",
"hex": "#547076",
"rgb": [
84,
112,
118
],
"cmyk": [
70,
45,
45,
15
]
}
]
}