Burnt Sienna
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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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 65 (range 38–87)
Colorfulness 0.076
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 29
Closest pair ΔE 29.1 · average ΔE 43.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Turquoise Green on Slate Color (6.8:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Pinkish Cinnamon | 2.9:1Low | 39 / 41 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Turquoise Green | 3.5:1AA large | 51 / 54 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Slate Color | 1.9:1Low | 16 / 16 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Turquoise Green | 1.2:1Low | 10 / 11 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Slate Color | 5.5:1AA | 58 / 57 |
| AaAaTurquoise Green · Slate Color | 6.8:1AA | 71 / 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. 263 */
:root {
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
--turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
--slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 263 */
@theme {
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480;
--color-turquoise-green: #b5decc;
--color-slate-color: #34454c;
}
{
"id": 263,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Burnt Sienna",
"hex": "#ae5224",
"rgb": [
174,
82,
36
],
"cmyk": [
22,
76,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Pinkish Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eeb480",
"rgb": [
238,
180,
128
],
"cmyk": [
5,
32,
53,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Turquoise Green",
"hex": "#b5decc",
"rgb": [
181,
222,
204
],
"cmyk": [
29,
0,
24,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Slate Color",
"hex": "#34454c",
"rgb": [
52,
69,
76
],
"cmyk": [
85,
70,
62,
30
]
}
]
}