Raw Sienna
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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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 62 (range 32–79)
Colorfulness 0.081
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Complementary
Includes hues from opposite sides of 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 & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 15
Closest pair ΔE 15.0 · average ΔE 37.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Vinaceous Cinnamon on Dark Tyrian Blue (6.4:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Vinaceous Cinnamon | 1.9:1Low | 25 / 27 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Ecru | 1.8:1Low | 21 / 23 |
| AaAaRaw Sienna · Dark Tyrian Blue | 3.3:1AA large | 31 / 31 |
| AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Ecru | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Dark Tyrian Blue | 6.4:1AA | 58 / 58 |
| AaAaEcru · Dark Tyrian Blue | 5.9:1AA | 54 / 54 |
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. 279 */
:root {
--raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
--vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c; /* Vinaceous Cinnamon */
--ecru: #c2ae93; /* Ecru */
--dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e; /* Dark Tyrian Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 279 */
@theme {
--color-raw-sienna: #bb7125;
--color-vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c;
--color-ecru: #c2ae93;
--color-dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e;
}
{
"id": 279,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Raw Sienna",
"hex": "#bb7125",
"rgb": [
187,
113,
37
],
"cmyk": [
18,
58,
100,
12
]
},
{
"name": "Vinaceous Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eea78c",
"rgb": [
238,
167,
140
],
"cmyk": [
4,
40,
42,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Ecru",
"hex": "#c2ae93",
"rgb": [
194,
174,
147
],
"cmyk": [
20,
25,
40,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Dark Tyrian Blue",
"hex": "#12354e",
"rgb": [
18,
53,
78
],
"cmyk": [
90,
66,
36,
50
]
}
]
}