Burnt Sienna
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- CMYK
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 60 (range 45–77)
Colorfulness 0.112
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 28
Closest pair ΔE 27.9 · average ΔE 39.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Yellow Orange on Helvetia Blue (3.4:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Yellow Orange | 2.5:1Low | 32 / 34 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Artemisia Green | 1.6:1Low | 12 / 14 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Helvetia Blue | 1.4:1Low | 8 / 8 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Artemisia Green | 1.6:1Low | 19 / 18 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Helvetia Blue | 3.4:1AA large | 43 / 41 |
| AaAaArtemisia Green · Helvetia Blue | 2.2:1Low | 23 / 22 |
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. 312 */
:root {
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
--artemisia-green: #709390; /* Artemisia Green */
--helvetia-blue: #005b8d; /* Helvetia Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 312 */
@theme {
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-yellow-orange: #f99d1b;
--color-artemisia-green: #709390;
--color-helvetia-blue: #005b8d;
}
{
"id": 312,
"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": "Artemisia Green",
"hex": "#709390",
"rgb": [
112,
147,
144
],
"cmyk": [
57,
28,
39,
8
]
},
{
"name": "Helvetia Blue",
"hex": "#005b8d",
"rgb": [
0,
91,
141
],
"cmyk": [
100,
62,
19,
10
]
}
]
}