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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 59 (range 18–80)
Colorfulness 0.083
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 24
Closest pair ΔE 23.6 · average ΔE 46.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Black on Calamine Blue (10.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Pyrite Yellow | 1.8:1Low | 23 / 25 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Calamine Blue | 2.1:1Low | 29 / 31 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Black | 4.9:1AA | 36 / 38 |
| AaAaPyrite Yellow · Calamine Blue | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaPyrite Yellow · Black | 9.0:1AAA | 61 / 63 |
| AaAaCalamine Blue · Black | 10.2:1AAA | 68 / 69 |
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. 255 */
:root {
--raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
--pyrite-yellow: #cab356; /* Pyrite Yellow */
--calamine-blue: #78cdd0; /* Calamine Blue */
--black: #111314; /* Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 255 */
@theme {
--color-raw-sienna: #bb7125;
--color-pyrite-yellow: #cab356;
--color-calamine-blue: #78cdd0;
--color-black: #111314;
}
{
"id": 255,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Raw Sienna",
"hex": "#bb7125",
"rgb": [
187,
113,
37
],
"cmyk": [
18,
58,
100,
12
]
},
{
"name": "Pyrite Yellow",
"hex": "#cab356",
"rgb": [
202,
179,
86
],
"cmyk": [
23,
25,
80,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Calamine Blue",
"hex": "#78cdd0",
"rgb": [
120,
205,
208
],
"cmyk": [
50,
0,
20,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Black",
"hex": "#111314",
"rgb": [
17,
19,
20
],
"cmyk": [
20,
10,
15,
100
]
}
]
}