Ochre 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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 59 (range 41–76)
Colorfulness 0.100
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Tetradic
Two pairs of complementary hues.
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 14
Closest pair ΔE 14.3 · average ΔE 41.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Venice Green on Pale Burnt Lake (4.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOchre Red · Pale Burnt Lake | 1.9:1Low | 14 / 14 |
| AaAaOchre Red · Chromium Green | 1.5:1Low | 11 / 13 |
| AaAaOchre Red · Venice Green | 2.5:1Low | 34 / 35 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Chromium Green | 2.8:1Low | 27 / 28 |
| AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Venice Green | 4.7:1AA | 50 / 51 |
| AaAaChromium Green · Venice Green | 1.7:1Low | 20 / 22 |
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. 283 */
:root {
--ochre-red: #ab544d; /* Ochre Red */
--pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
--chromium-green: #719470; /* Chromium Green */
--venice-green: #62c6bf; /* Venice Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 283 */
@theme {
--color-ochre-red: #ab544d;
--color-pale-burnt-lake: #802626;
--color-chromium-green: #719470;
--color-venice-green: #62c6bf;
}
{
"id": 283,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Ochre Red",
"hex": "#ab544d",
"rgb": [
171,
84,
77
],
"cmyk": [
18,
73,
63,
20
]
},
{
"name": "Pale Burnt Lake",
"hex": "#802626",
"rgb": [
128,
38,
38
],
"cmyk": [
25,
90,
80,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Chromium Green",
"hex": "#719470",
"rgb": [
113,
148,
112
],
"cmyk": [
50,
16,
58,
20
]
},
{
"name": "Venice Green",
"hex": "#62c6bf",
"rgb": [
98,
198,
191
],
"cmyk": [
58,
0,
30,
0
]
}
]
}