Carmine
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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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 56 (range 31–78)
Colorfulness 0.121
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
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.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 22
Closest pair ΔE 22.0 · average ΔE 34.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cotinga Purple on Grayish Lavender A (6.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine · Grayish Lavender A | 2.8:1Low | 34 / 36 |
| AaAaCarmine · Aconite Violet | 1.4:1Low | 0 / 8 |
| AaAaCarmine · Cotinga Purple | 2.4:1Low | 21 / 22 |
| AaAaGrayish Lavender A · Aconite Violet | 2.0:1Low | 28 / 26 |
| AaAaGrayish Lavender A · Cotinga Purple | 6.7:1AA | 57 / 58 |
| AaAaAconite Violet · Cotinga Purple | 3.4:1AA large | 29 / 30 |
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. 307 */
:root {
--carmine: #cc1236; /* Carmine */
--grayish-lavender-a: #b5b1d8; /* Grayish Lavender A */
--aconite-violet: #a36aa5; /* Aconite Violet */
--cotinga-purple: #501345; /* Cotinga Purple */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 307 */
@theme {
--color-carmine: #cc1236;
--color-grayish-lavender-a: #b5b1d8;
--color-aconite-violet: #a36aa5;
--color-cotinga-purple: #501345;
}
{
"id": 307,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine",
"hex": "#cc1236",
"rgb": [
204,
18,
54
],
"cmyk": [
0,
100,
75,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Grayish Lavender A",
"hex": "#b5b1d8",
"rgb": [
181,
177,
216
],
"cmyk": [
28,
28,
0,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Aconite Violet",
"hex": "#a36aa5",
"rgb": [
163,
106,
165
],
"cmyk": [
39,
68,
5,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Cotinga Purple",
"hex": "#501345",
"rgb": [
80,
19,
69
],
"cmyk": [
66,
100,
42,
40
]
}
]
}