Etruscan 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
Light & moderate
Lightness 74 (range 59–89)
Colorfulness 0.095
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 49
Closest pair ΔE 49.3 · average ΔE 49.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Nile Blue on Etruscan Red (3.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaEtruscan Red · Nile Blue | 3.3:1AA large | 50 / 54 |
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. 25 */
:root {
--etruscan-red: #c55347; /* Etruscan Red */
--nile-blue: #bce4e5; /* Nile Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 25 */
@theme {
--color-etruscan-red: #c55347;
--color-nile-blue: #bce4e5;
}
{
"id": 25,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Etruscan Red",
"hex": "#c55347",
"rgb": [
197,
83,
71
],
"cmyk": [
16,
80,
74,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Nile Blue",
"hex": "#bce4e5",
"rgb": [
188,
228,
229
],
"cmyk": [
25,
0,
10,
0
]
}
]
}