Etruscan Red
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- CMYK
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 55 (range 40–76)
Colorfulness 0.095
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
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 18
Closest pair ΔE 18.4 · average ΔE 29.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ecru on Madder Brown (4.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaEtruscan Red · Ecru | 2.1:1Low | 26 / 28 |
| AaAaEtruscan Red · Madder Brown | 2.2:1Low | 20 / 20 |
| AaAaEtruscan Red · Taupe Brown | 1.7:1Low | 14 / 14 |
| AaAaEcru · Madder Brown | 4.6:1AA | 48 / 48 |
| AaAaEcru · Taupe Brown | 3.5:1AA large | 43 / 42 |
| AaAaMadder Brown · Taupe Brown | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 0 |
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. 275 */
:root {
--etruscan-red: #c55347; /* Etruscan Red */
--ecru: #c2ae93; /* Ecru */
--madder-brown: #762c19; /* Madder Brown */
--taupe-brown: #7a4456; /* Taupe Brown */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 275 */
@theme {
--color-etruscan-red: #c55347;
--color-ecru: #c2ae93;
--color-madder-brown: #762c19;
--color-taupe-brown: #7a4456;
}
{
"id": 275,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Etruscan Red",
"hex": "#c55347",
"rgb": [
197,
83,
71
],
"cmyk": [
16,
80,
74,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Ecru",
"hex": "#c2ae93",
"rgb": [
194,
174,
147
],
"cmyk": [
20,
25,
40,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Madder Brown",
"hex": "#762c19",
"rgb": [
118,
44,
25
],
"cmyk": [
36,
88,
100,
38
]
},
{
"name": "Taupe Brown",
"hex": "#7a4456",
"rgb": [
122,
68,
86
],
"cmyk": [
30,
70,
35,
40
]
}
]
}