Burnt Sienna
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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 40–81)
Colorfulness 0.116
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 34
Closest pair ΔE 34.3 · average ΔE 44.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Orange Yellow on Violet Blue (5.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Orange Yellow | 2.9:1Low | 40 / 42 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Peacock Blue | 1.4:1Low | 9 / 10 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Violet Blue | 1.8:1Low | 14 / 14 |
| AaAaOrange Yellow · Peacock Blue | 2.1:1Low | 31 / 29 |
| AaAaOrange Yellow · Violet Blue | 5.1:1AA | 57 / 56 |
| AaAaPeacock Blue · Violet Blue | 2.5:1Low | 25 / 25 |
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. 286 */
:root {
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--orange-yellow: #fcb315; /* Orange Yellow */
--peacock-blue: #00939b; /* Peacock Blue */
--violet-blue: #40456a; /* Violet Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 286 */
@theme {
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-orange-yellow: #fcb315;
--color-peacock-blue: #00939b;
--color-violet-blue: #40456a;
}
{
"id": 286,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Burnt Sienna",
"hex": "#ae5224",
"rgb": [
174,
82,
36
],
"cmyk": [
22,
76,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Orange Yellow",
"hex": "#fcb315",
"rgb": [
252,
179,
21
],
"cmyk": [
0,
33,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Peacock Blue",
"hex": "#00939b",
"rgb": [
0,
147,
155
],
"cmyk": [
100,
19,
43,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet Blue",
"hex": "#40456a",
"rgb": [
64,
69,
106
],
"cmyk": [
85,
79,
38,
16
]
}
]
}