Old Rose
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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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Light & moderate
Lightness 74 (range 66–83)
Colorfulness 0.095
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Split-complementary
One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.
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 19
Closest pair ΔE 19.2 · average ΔE 36.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Glaucous Green on Old Rose (2.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOld Rose · Vinaceous Cinnamon | 1.7:1Low | 20 / 22 |
| AaAaOld Rose · Glaucous Green | 2.0:1Low | 28 / 31 |
| AaAaOld Rose · Sea Green | 1.3:1Low | 8 / 10 |
| AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Glaucous Green | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 8 |
| AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Sea Green | 1.3:1Low | 12 / 10 |
| AaAaGlaucous Green · Sea Green | 1.6:1Low | 21 / 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. 260 */
:root {
--old-rose: #d46d7a; /* Old Rose */
--vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c; /* Vinaceous Cinnamon */
--glaucous-green: #b4cdc2; /* Glaucous Green */
--sea-green: #00b49b; /* Sea Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 260 */
@theme {
--color-old-rose: #d46d7a;
--color-vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c;
--color-glaucous-green: #b4cdc2;
--color-sea-green: #00b49b;
}
{
"id": 260,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Old Rose",
"hex": "#d46d7a",
"rgb": [
212,
109,
122
],
"cmyk": [
15,
70,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Vinaceous Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eea78c",
"rgb": [
238,
167,
140
],
"cmyk": [
4,
40,
42,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Glaucous Green",
"hex": "#b4cdc2",
"rgb": [
180,
205,
194
],
"cmyk": [
30,
9,
24,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Sea Green",
"hex": "#00b49b",
"rgb": [
0,
180,
155
],
"cmyk": [
80,
0,
51,
0
]
}
]
}