Raw 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
Dark & moderate
Lightness 45 (range 18–62)
Colorfulness 0.091
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
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 29.4 · average ΔE 36.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Black on Raw Sienna (4.9:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Pale Burnt Lake | 2.5:1Low | 24 / 24 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Aconite Violet | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Black | 4.9:1AA | 36 / 38 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Aconite Violet | 2.3:1Low | 21 / 21 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Black | 2.0:1Low | 11 / 12 |
| AaAaAconite Violet · Black | 4.6:1AA | 33 / 36 |
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. 269 */
:root {
--raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
--pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
--aconite-violet: #a36aa5; /* Aconite Violet */
--black: #111314; /* Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 269 */
@theme {
--color-raw-sienna: #bb7125;
--color-pale-burnt-lake: #802626;
--color-aconite-violet: #a36aa5;
--color-black: #111314;
}
{
"id": 269,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Raw Sienna",
"hex": "#bb7125",
"rgb": [
187,
113,
37
],
"cmyk": [
18,
58,
100,
12
]
},
{
"name": "Pale Burnt Lake",
"hex": "#802626",
"rgb": [
128,
38,
38
],
"cmyk": [
25,
90,
80,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Aconite Violet",
"hex": "#a36aa5",
"rgb": [
163,
106,
165
],
"cmyk": [
39,
68,
5,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Black",
"hex": "#111314",
"rgb": [
17,
19,
20
],
"cmyk": [
20,
10,
15,
100
]
}
]
}