Spinel Red
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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 52 (range 22–71)
Colorfulness 0.127
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 19
Closest pair ΔE 18.5 · average ΔE 44.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Dull Violet Black on Spinel Red (6.4:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaSpinel Red · Rosolane Purple | 1.9:1Low | 22 / 21 |
| AaAaSpinel Red · Olive | 1.5:1Low | 16 / 14 |
| AaAaSpinel Red · Dull Violet Black | 6.4:1AA | 48 / 49 |
| AaAaRosolane Purple · Olive | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaRosolane Purple · Dull Violet Black | 3.3:1AA large | 25 / 27 |
| AaAaOlive · Dull Violet Black | 4.2:1AA large | 31 / 33 |
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. 277 */
:root {
--spinel-red: #f27291; /* Spinel Red */
--rosolane-purple: #b73f74; /* Rosolane Purple */
--olive: #837e31; /* Olive */
--dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f; /* Dull Violet Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 277 */
@theme {
--color-spinel-red: #f27291;
--color-rosolane-purple: #b73f74;
--color-olive: #837e31;
--color-dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f;
}
{
"id": 277,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Spinel Red",
"hex": "#f27291",
"rgb": [
242,
114,
145
],
"cmyk": [
0,
70,
21,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Rosolane Purple",
"hex": "#b73f74",
"rgb": [
183,
63,
116
],
"cmyk": [
30,
90,
33,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olive",
"hex": "#837e31",
"rgb": [
131,
126,
49
],
"cmyk": [
48,
38,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Dull Violet Black",
"hex": "#1e0e3f",
"rgb": [
30,
14,
63
],
"cmyk": [
95,
106,
38,
50
]
}
]
}