Corinthian Pink
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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 77 (range 58–94)
Colorfulness 0.076
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
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 12
Closest pair ΔE 12.3 · average ΔE 32.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Olive (3.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Sulphur Yellow | 1.4:1Low | 19 / 21 |
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Olive | 2.5:1Low | 39 / 37 |
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Laelia Pink | 1.5:1Low | 20 / 18 |
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Olive | 3.5:1AA large | 62 / 57 |
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Laelia Pink | 2.2:1Low | 42 / 38 |
| AaAaOlive · Laelia Pink | 1.6:1Low | 17 / 18 |
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. 254 */
:root {
--corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba; /* Corinthian Pink */
--sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
--olive: #837e31; /* Olive */
--laelia-pink: #ca92a8; /* Laelia Pink */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 254 */
@theme {
--color-corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba;
--color-sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2;
--color-olive: #837e31;
--color-laelia-pink: #ca92a8;
}
{
"id": 254,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Corinthian Pink",
"hex": "#f8b6ba",
"rgb": [
248,
182,
186
],
"cmyk": [
0,
35,
15,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Sulphur Yellow",
"hex": "#f5ecc2",
"rgb": [
245,
236,
194
],
"cmyk": [
4,
4,
28,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olive",
"hex": "#837e31",
"rgb": [
131,
126,
49
],
"cmyk": [
48,
38,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Laelia Pink",
"hex": "#ca92a8",
"rgb": [
202,
146,
168
],
"cmyk": [
20,
48,
18,
0
]
}
]
}