Light Brown Drab
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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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & muted
Lightness 67 (range 30–94)
Colorfulness 0.044
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 23
Closest pair ΔE 23.4 · average ΔE 43.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Deep Slate Olive (11.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Sulphur Yellow | 2.3:1Low | 42 / 46 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Deep Slate Olive | 4.9:1AA | 44 / 45 |
| AaAaLight Brown Drab · Salvia Blue | 1.2:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Deep Slate Olive | 11.5:1AAA | 90 / 89 |
| AaAaSulphur Yellow · Salvia Blue | 2.0:1Low | 38 / 34 |
| AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Salvia Blue | 5.9:1AA | 52 / 52 |
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. 321 */
:root {
--light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
--sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
--deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
--salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 321 */
@theme {
--color-light-brown-drab: #b59392;
--color-sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2;
--color-deep-slate-olive: #253122;
--color-salvia-blue: #97acc8;
}
{
"id": 321,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Light Brown Drab",
"hex": "#b59392",
"rgb": [
181,
147,
146
],
"cmyk": [
8,
30,
20,
25
]
},
{
"name": "Sulphur Yellow",
"hex": "#f5ecc2",
"rgb": [
245,
236,
194
],
"cmyk": [
4,
4,
28,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Olive",
"hex": "#253122",
"rgb": [
37,
49,
34
],
"cmyk": [
76,
60,
80,
62
]
},
{
"name": "Salvia Blue",
"hex": "#97acc8",
"rgb": [
151,
172,
200
],
"cmyk": [
41,
25,
10,
0
]
}
]
}