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 56 (range 40–77)
Colorfulness 0.108
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 28
Closest pair ΔE 27.9 · average ΔE 38.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Yellow Orange on Violet Blue (4.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Yellow Orange | 2.5:1Low | 32 / 34 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Olive Green | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Violet Blue | 1.8:1Low | 14 / 14 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Olive Green | 2.4:1Low | 34 / 32 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Violet Blue | 4.3:1AA large | 49 / 48 |
| AaAaOlive Green · Violet Blue | 1.8:1Low | 14 / 14 |
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. 297 */
:root {
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
--olive-green: #6b7140; /* Olive Green */
--violet-blue: #40456a; /* Violet Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 297 */
@theme {
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-yellow-orange: #f99d1b;
--color-olive-green: #6b7140;
--color-violet-blue: #40456a;
}
{
"id": 297,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Burnt Sienna",
"hex": "#ae5224",
"rgb": [
174,
82,
36
],
"cmyk": [
22,
76,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow Orange",
"hex": "#f99d1b",
"rgb": [
249,
157,
27
],
"cmyk": [
0,
45,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Olive Green",
"hex": "#6b7140",
"rgb": [
107,
113,
64
],
"cmyk": [
56,
40,
85,
22
]
},
{
"name": "Violet Blue",
"hex": "#40456a",
"rgb": [
64,
69,
106
],
"cmyk": [
85,
79,
38,
16
]
}
]
}