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.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 62 (range 22–90)
Colorfulness 0.124
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 22
Closest pair ΔE 21.8 · average ΔE 55.2
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Dull Violet Black (13.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOld Rose · Apricot Yellow | 2.5:1Low | 41 / 45 |
| AaAaOld Rose · Olive Yellow | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 8 |
| AaAaOld Rose · Dull Violet Black | 5.3:1AA | 40 / 42 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Olive Yellow | 2.0:1Low | 36 / 33 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Dull Violet Black | 13.1:1AAA | 86 / 85 |
| AaAaOlive Yellow · Dull Violet Black | 6.6:1AA | 49 / 50 |
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. 265 */
:root {
--old-rose: #d46d7a; /* Old Rose */
--apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
--olive-yellow: #a6a159; /* Olive Yellow */
--dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f; /* Dull Violet Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 265 */
@theme {
--color-old-rose: #d46d7a;
--color-apricot-yellow: #ffdd00;
--color-olive-yellow: #a6a159;
--color-dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f;
}
{
"id": 265,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Old Rose",
"hex": "#d46d7a",
"rgb": [
212,
109,
122
],
"cmyk": [
15,
70,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Apricot Yellow",
"hex": "#ffdd00",
"rgb": [
255,
221,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
10,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olive Yellow",
"hex": "#a6a159",
"rgb": [
166,
161,
89
],
"cmyk": [
40,
30,
80,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dull Violet Black",
"hex": "#1e0e3f",
"rgb": [
30,
14,
63
],
"cmyk": [
95,
106,
38,
50
]
}
]
}