Pale Burnt Lake
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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 58 (range 41–81)
Colorfulness 0.104
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 28
Closest pair ΔE 27.7 · average ΔE 43.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Pinkish Cinnamon on Pale Burnt Lake (5.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Pinkish Cinnamon | 5.2:1AA | 55 / 56 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Olive | 2.3:1Low | 20 / 20 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Antwerp Blue | 1.7:1Low | 12 / 12 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Olive | 2.3:1Low | 35 / 33 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Antwerp Blue | 3.1:1AA large | 43 / 41 |
| AaAaOlive · Antwerp Blue | 1.3:1Low | 7 / 0 |
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. 258 */
:root {
--pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
--pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
--olive: #837e31; /* Olive */
--antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 258 */
@theme {
--color-pale-burnt-lake: #802626;
--color-pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480;
--color-olive: #837e31;
--color-antwerp-blue: #007190;
}
{
"id": 258,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pale Burnt Lake",
"hex": "#802626",
"rgb": [
128,
38,
38
],
"cmyk": [
25,
90,
80,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Pinkish Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eeb480",
"rgb": [
238,
180,
128
],
"cmyk": [
5,
32,
53,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olive",
"hex": "#837e31",
"rgb": [
131,
126,
49
],
"cmyk": [
48,
38,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Antwerp Blue",
"hex": "#007190",
"rgb": [
0,
113,
144
],
"cmyk": [
100,
40,
30,
10
]
}
]
}