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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Medium & moderate
Lightness 71 (range 60–84)
Colorfulness 0.104
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Tetradic
Two pairs of complementary hues.
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 29.0 · average ΔE 40.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Corinthian Pink on Red Orange (2.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Red Orange | 2.6:1Low | 39 / 36 |
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Dark Greenish Glaucous | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Cerulean Blue | 2.2:1Low | 34 / 31 |
| AaAaRed Orange · Dark Greenish Glaucous | 2.3:1Low | 32 / 34 |
| AaAaRed Orange · Cerulean Blue | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaDark Greenish Glaucous · Cerulean Blue | 2.0:1Low | 29 / 27 |
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. 264 */
:root {
--corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba; /* Corinthian Pink */
--red-orange: #dd4027; /* Red Orange */
--dark-greenish-glaucous: #b7c2a9; /* Dark Greenish Glaucous */
--cerulean-blue: #0093a5; /* Cerulean Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 264 */
@theme {
--color-corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba;
--color-red-orange: #dd4027;
--color-dark-greenish-glaucous: #b7c2a9;
--color-cerulean-blue: #0093a5;
}
{
"id": 264,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Corinthian Pink",
"hex": "#f8b6ba",
"rgb": [
248,
182,
186
],
"cmyk": [
0,
35,
15,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Red Orange",
"hex": "#dd4027",
"rgb": [
221,
64,
39
],
"cmyk": [
9,
90,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Greenish Glaucous",
"hex": "#b7c2a9",
"rgb": [
183,
194,
169
],
"cmyk": [
30,
15,
36,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Cerulean Blue",
"hex": "#0093a5",
"rgb": [
0,
147,
165
],
"cmyk": [
84,
26,
32,
0
]
}
]
}