Light Brown Drab
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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 69 (range 55–87)
Colorfulness 0.105
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 14
Closest pair ΔE 14.4 · average ΔE 33.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Turquoise Green on Burnt Sienna (3.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Burnt Sienna | 1.9:1Low | 21 / 20 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Peach Red | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Turquoise Green | 1.9:1Low | 29 / 32 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Peach Red | 1.6:1Low | 13 / 14 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Turquoise Green | 3.5:1AA large | 51 / 54 |
| AaAaPeach Red · Turquoise Green | 2.3:1Low | 36 / 39 |
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. 285 */
:root {
--light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--peach-red: #f15a30; /* Peach Red */
--turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 285 */
@theme {
--color-light-brown-drab: #b59392;
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-peach-red: #f15a30;
--color-turquoise-green: #b5decc;
}
{
"id": 285,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Light Brown Drab",
"hex": "#b59392",
"rgb": [
181,
147,
146
],
"cmyk": [
8,
30,
20,
25
]
},
{
"name": "Burnt Sienna",
"hex": "#ae5224",
"rgb": [
174,
82,
36
],
"cmyk": [
22,
76,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Peach Red",
"hex": "#f15a30",
"rgb": [
241,
90,
48
],
"cmyk": [
0,
80,
90,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Turquoise Green",
"hex": "#b5decc",
"rgb": [
181,
222,
204
],
"cmyk": [
29,
0,
24,
0
]
}
]
}