Hermosa 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.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 66 (range 39–86)
Colorfulness 0.075
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Analogous
Neighboring hues on 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
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 23
Closest pair ΔE 23.2 · average ΔE 36.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Hermosa Pink on Pansy Purple (6.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaHermosa Pink · Pansy Purple | 6.7:1AA | 67 / 65 |
| AaAaHermosa Pink · Sudan Brown | 2.9:1Low | 47 / 44 |
| AaAaHermosa Pink · Neutral Gray | 1.2:1Low | 10 / 8 |
| AaAaPansy Purple · Sudan Brown | 2.3:1Low | 19 / 19 |
| AaAaPansy Purple · Neutral Gray | 5.5:1AA | 55 / 56 |
| AaAaSudan Brown · Neutral Gray | 2.4:1Low | 34 / 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. 273 */
:root {
--hermosa-pink: #f9c1ce; /* Hermosa Pink */
--pansy-purple: #7d133a; /* Pansy Purple */
--sudan-brown: #a36752; /* Sudan Brown */
--neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 273 */
@theme {
--color-hermosa-pink: #f9c1ce;
--color-pansy-purple: #7d133a;
--color-sudan-brown: #a36752;
--color-neutral-gray: #b6bfc1;
}
{
"id": 273,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Hermosa Pink",
"hex": "#f9c1ce",
"rgb": [
249,
193,
206
],
"cmyk": [
0,
30,
6,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Pansy Purple",
"hex": "#7d133a",
"rgb": [
125,
19,
58
],
"cmyk": [
34,
100,
60,
34
]
},
{
"name": "Sudan Brown",
"hex": "#a36752",
"rgb": [
163,
103,
82
],
"cmyk": [
25,
60,
65,
19
]
},
{
"name": "Neutral Gray",
"hex": "#b6bfc1",
"rgb": [
182,
191,
193
],
"cmyk": [
29,
18,
20,
0
]
}
]
}