Light Brownish Olive
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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.
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Dark & muted
Lightness 41 (range 28–55)
Colorfulness 0.050
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 12
Closest pair ΔE 11.6 · average ΔE 20.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Green on Light Brownish Olive (2.9:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLight Brownish Olive · Blackish Olive | 1.7:1Low | 13 / 12 |
| AaAaLight Brownish Olive · Dusky Green | 1.9:1Low | 16 / 15 |
| AaAaLight Brownish Olive · Deep Slate Green | 2.9:1Low | 24 / 25 |
| AaAaBlackish Olive · Dusky Green | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaBlackish Olive · Deep Slate Green | 1.7:1Low | 10 / 10 |
| AaAaDusky Green · Deep Slate Green | 1.5:1Low | 0 / 7 |
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. 318 */
:root {
--light-brownish-olive: #806e4b; /* Light Brownish Olive */
--blackish-olive: #42533e; /* Blackish Olive */
--dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
--deep-slate-green: #112f2c; /* Deep Slate Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 318 */
@theme {
--color-light-brownish-olive: #806e4b;
--color-blackish-olive: #42533e;
--color-dusky-green: #004f46;
--color-deep-slate-green: #112f2c;
}
{
"id": 318,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Light Brownish Olive",
"hex": "#806e4b",
"rgb": [
128,
110,
75
],
"cmyk": [
42,
46,
73,
24
]
},
{
"name": "Blackish Olive",
"hex": "#42533e",
"rgb": [
66,
83,
62
],
"cmyk": [
56,
32,
63,
55
]
},
{
"name": "Dusky Green",
"hex": "#004f46",
"rgb": [
0,
79,
70
],
"cmyk": [
100,
30,
64,
50
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Green",
"hex": "#112f2c",
"rgb": [
17,
47,
44
],
"cmyk": [
80,
50,
60,
70
]
}
]
}