Pinkish Cinnamon
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Pinkish Cinnamon
Apricot Yellow
Citron Yellow
Turquoise Green
Colors
Combination No. 305 in use
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.
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Combination No. 305 as a living room
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.
Readable text pairs
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Analysis
Character
Light & moderate
Lightness 83 (range 75–90)
Colorfulness 0.118
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Temperature
Warm & cool
- Pinkish CinnamonWarm
- Apricot YellowWarm
- Citron YellowWarm
- Turquoise GreenCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 16
Closest pair ΔE 15.9 · average ΔE 25.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Citron Yellow (1.6:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Apricot Yellow | 1.4:1Low | 15 / 17 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Citron Yellow | 1.2:1Low | 8 / 0 |
| AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Turquoise Green | 1.2:1Low | 10 / 11 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Citron Yellow | 1.6:1Low | 26 / 23 |
| AaAaApricot Yellow · Turquoise Green | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaCitron Yellow · Turquoise Green | 1.5:1Low | 18 / 20 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
- No. 317Light Pinkish Cinnamon, Ecru, Lemon Yellow, Turquoise Green
- No. 213Vinaceous Cinnamon, Apricot Yellow, Pale King's Blue
- No. 292Pale Lemon Yellow, Pinkish Cinnamon, Isabella Color, Ecru
- No. 150Seashell Pink, Citron Yellow, Glaucous Green
- No. 300Grenadine Pink, Cream Yellow, Turquoise Green, Calamine Blue
- No. 320Coral Red, Sulphur Yellow, Oil Green, Light Glaucous Blue
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 305 */
:root {
--pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
--apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
--citron-yellow: #b2b73e; /* Citron Yellow */
--turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 305 */
@theme {
--color-pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480;
--color-apricot-yellow: #ffdd00;
--color-citron-yellow: #b2b73e;
--color-turquoise-green: #b5decc;
}
{
"id": 305,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pinkish Cinnamon",
"hex": "#eeb480",
"rgb": [
238,
180,
128
],
"cmyk": [
5,
32,
53,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Apricot Yellow",
"hex": "#ffdd00",
"rgb": [
255,
221,
0
],
"cmyk": [
0,
10,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Citron Yellow",
"hex": "#b2b73e",
"rgb": [
178,
183,
62
],
"cmyk": [
35,
17,
95,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Turquoise Green",
"hex": "#b5decc",
"rgb": [
181,
222,
204
],
"cmyk": [
29,
0,
24,
0
]
}
]
}
More combinations with Pinkish Cinnamon
- No. 78Pinkish Cinnamon, Venice Green
- No. 161Brown, Pinkish Cinnamon, Helvetia Blue
- No. 175Pinkish Cinnamon, Olive Buff, Blue Violet
- No. 232Carmine, Pinkish Cinnamon, Deep Indigo
- No. 258Pale Burnt Lake, Pinkish Cinnamon, Olive, Antwerp Blue
- No. 263Burnt Sienna, Pinkish Cinnamon, Turquoise Green, Slate Color
- No. 292Pale Lemon Yellow, Pinkish Cinnamon, Isabella Color, Ecru
- No. 310Sulphur Yellow, Pinkish Cinnamon, Olive, Deep Slate Olive
More combinations with Apricot Yellow
- No. 107Apricot Yellow, Light Grayish Olive
- No. 129Apricot Yellow, Khaki, Salvia Blue
- No. 163Apricot Yellow, Turquoise Green, Antwerp Blue
- No. 198Burnt Sienna, Apricot Yellow, Green
- No. 213Vinaceous Cinnamon, Apricot Yellow, Pale King's Blue
- No. 247Raw Sienna, Apricot Yellow, Benzol Green, Deep Lyons Blue
- No. 265Old Rose, Apricot Yellow, Olive Yellow, Dull Violet Black
- No. 284Eugenia Red A, Apricot Yellow, Sea Green, Dusky Green
- No. 319Raw Sienna, Apricot Yellow, Yellow Orange, Cossack Green
More combinations with Citron Yellow
- No. 40Vinaceous Tawny, Citron Yellow
- No. 87Corinthian Pink, Citron Yellow
- No. 145Brown, Citron Yellow, Dull Violet Black
- No. 150Seashell Pink, Citron Yellow, Glaucous Green
- No. 153Eosine Pink, Orange Yellow, Citron Yellow
- No. 196Citron Yellow, Pale King's Blue, Blue Violet
- No. 323Cinnamon Buff, Citron Yellow, Madder Brown, Black
More combinations with Turquoise Green
- No. 36Sulphine Yellow, Turquoise Green
- No. 74Turquoise Green, Green Blue
- No. 147Spinel Red, Vandyke Red, Turquoise Green
- No. 163Apricot Yellow, Turquoise Green, Antwerp Blue
- No. 173Lemon Yellow, Madder Brown, Turquoise Green
- No. 202Turquoise Green, Cobalt Green, Slate Color
- No. 223Light Brown Drab, Ochraceous Salmon, Turquoise Green
- No. 230Grenadine Pink, Turquoise Green, Cobalt Green
- No. 263Burnt Sienna, Pinkish Cinnamon, Turquoise Green, Slate Color
- No. 272Pale Lemon Yellow, Orange, Turquoise Green, Salvia Blue
- No. 285Light Brown Drab, Burnt Sienna, Peach Red, Turquoise Green
- No. 293Raw Sienna, Turquoise Green, Artemisia Green, Green
- No. 300Grenadine Pink, Cream Yellow, Turquoise Green, Calamine Blue
- No. 317Light Pinkish Cinnamon, Ecru, Lemon Yellow, Turquoise Green
- No. 346Rosolane Purple, Turquoise Green, Light Green Yellow, Andover Green