Light Brown Drab
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Light Brown Drab
Raw Sienna
Deep Slate Olive
Nile Blue
Colors
Combination No. 268 in use
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.
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Combination No. 268 as a living room
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.
Readable text pairs
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Analysis
Character
Medium & muted
Lightness 62 (range 30–89)
Colorfulness 0.060
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
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.
Temperature
Warm & cool
- Light Brown DrabWarm
- Raw SiennaWarm
- Deep Slate OliveNeutral
- Nile BlueCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 24
Closest pair ΔE 23.8 · average ΔE 43.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Nile Blue on Deep Slate Olive (10.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Raw Sienna | 1.4:1Low | 11 / 10 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Deep Slate Olive | 4.9:1AA | 44 / 45 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Nile Blue | 2.0:1Low | 33 / 37 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Deep Slate Olive | 3.6:1AA large | 32 / 33 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Nile Blue | 2.8:1Low | 45 / 49 |
| AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Nile Blue | 10.0:1AAA | 80 / 81 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
- No. 321Light Brown Drab, Sulphur Yellow, Deep Slate Olive, Salvia Blue
- No. 279Raw Sienna, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Ecru, Dark Tyrian Blue
- No. 310Sulphur Yellow, Pinkish Cinnamon, Olive, Deep Slate Olive
- No. 303Naples Yellow, Peach Red, Deep Slate Olive, Neutral Gray
- No. 263Burnt Sienna, Pinkish Cinnamon, Turquoise Green, Slate Color
- No. 255Raw Sienna, Pyrite Yellow, Calamine Blue, Black
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 268 */
:root {
--light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
--raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
--deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
--nile-blue: #bce4e5; /* Nile Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 268 */
@theme {
--color-light-brown-drab: #b59392;
--color-raw-sienna: #bb7125;
--color-deep-slate-olive: #253122;
--color-nile-blue: #bce4e5;
}
{
"id": 268,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Light Brown Drab",
"hex": "#b59392",
"rgb": [
181,
147,
146
],
"cmyk": [
8,
30,
20,
25
]
},
{
"name": "Raw Sienna",
"hex": "#bb7125",
"rgb": [
187,
113,
37
],
"cmyk": [
18,
58,
100,
12
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Olive",
"hex": "#253122",
"rgb": [
37,
49,
34
],
"cmyk": [
76,
60,
80,
62
]
},
{
"name": "Nile Blue",
"hex": "#bce4e5",
"rgb": [
188,
228,
229
],
"cmyk": [
25,
0,
10,
0
]
}
]
}
More combinations with Light Brown Drab
- No. 35Light Brown Drab, Carmine Red
- No. 68Light Brown Drab, Yellow
- No. 185Light Brown Drab, Etruscan Red, Pale Lemon Yellow
- No. 191Light Brown Drab, Yellow Ocher, Blue
- No. 223Light Brown Drab, Ochraceous Salmon, Turquoise Green
- No. 239Light Brown Drab, Pyrite Yellow, Glaucous Green
- No. 244Light Brown Drab, Vinaceous Tawny, Andover Green, Antwerp Blue
- No. 285Light Brown Drab, Burnt Sienna, Peach Red, Turquoise Green
- No. 321Light Brown Drab, Sulphur Yellow, Deep Slate Olive, Salvia Blue
More combinations with Raw Sienna
- No. 3Raw Sienna, Pale Lemon Yellow
- No. 13Raw Sienna, Vernonia Purple
- No. 33Raw Sienna, Slate Color
- No. 70Raw Sienna, Lincoln Green
- No. 86Raw Sienna, Sea Green
- No. 130Raw Sienna, Carmine Red, Violet
- No. 131Raw Sienna, English Red, Peacock Blue
- No. 182Raw Sienna, Vandyke Brown, Deep Indigo
- No. 243Raw Sienna, Ivory Buff, Olive Green, Slate Color
- No. 247Raw Sienna, Apricot Yellow, Benzol Green, Deep Lyons Blue
- No. 252Eugenia Red B, Raw Sienna, Sulphine Yellow, Green Blue
- No. 255Raw Sienna, Pyrite Yellow, Calamine Blue, Black
- No. 269Raw Sienna, Pale Burnt Lake, Aconite Violet, Black
- No. 279Raw Sienna, Vinaceous Cinnamon, Ecru, Dark Tyrian Blue
- No. 293Raw Sienna, Turquoise Green, Artemisia Green, Green
- No. 298Raw Sienna, Lemon Yellow, Peach Red, Black
- No. 319Raw Sienna, Apricot Yellow, Yellow Orange, Cossack Green
- No. 327Eosine Pink, Raw Sienna, Ecru, Grayish Lavender B
More combinations with Deep Slate Olive
- No. 189Lemon Yellow, Deep Slate Olive, Venice Green
- No. 229Golden Yellow, Deep Slate Olive, Neutral Gray
- No. 303Naples Yellow, Peach Red, Deep Slate Olive, Neutral Gray
- No. 310Sulphur Yellow, Pinkish Cinnamon, Olive, Deep Slate Olive
- No. 321Light Brown Drab, Sulphur Yellow, Deep Slate Olive, Salvia Blue
- No. 332Coral Red, Scarlet, Deep Slate Olive, Dusky Green
- No. 341Grenadine Pink, Cossack Green, Deep Slate Olive, Light Glaucous Blue
- No. 342Corinthian Pink, Cream Yellow, Orange Citrine, Deep Slate Olive
- No. 348Olive Buff, Cossack Green, Deep Slate Olive, Cotinga Purple
More combinations with Nile Blue
- No. 25Etruscan Red, Nile Blue
- No. 250Pyrite Yellow, Peach Red, Sea Green, Nile Blue
- No. 302Cream Yellow, Ecru, Nile Blue, Antwerp Blue
- No. 306Lemon Yellow, Benzol Green, Dull Viridian Green, Nile Blue
- No. 330Olive Buff, Nile Blue, Salvia Blue, Green Blue
- No. 345Hay's Russet, Nile Blue, Venice Green, Blue Violet