Brick Red
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Brick Red
Apricot Orange
Vandyke Brown
Light Porcelain Green
Colors
Combination No. 328 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. 328 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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Analysis
Character
Medium & moderate
Lightness 55 (range 34–74)
Colorfulness 0.112
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Complementary
Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.
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
- Brick RedWarm
- Apricot OrangeWarm
- Vandyke BrownWarm
- Light Porcelain GreenCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 23
Closest pair ΔE 22.5 · average ΔE 39.5
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Vandyke Brown on Apricot Orange (4.9:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBrick Red · Apricot Orange | 2.5:1Low | 31 / 32 |
| AaAaBrick Red · Vandyke Brown | 1.9:1Low | 15 / 15 |
| AaAaBrick Red · Light Porcelain Green | 1.5:1Low | 12 / 13 |
| AaAaApricot Orange · Vandyke Brown | 4.9:1AA | 48 / 48 |
| AaAaApricot Orange · Light Porcelain Green | 1.6:1Low | 19 / 17 |
| AaAaVandyke Brown · Light Porcelain Green | 3.0:1AA large | 29 / 28 |
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. 286Burnt Sienna, Orange Yellow, Peacock Blue, Violet Blue
- No. 297Burnt Sienna, Yellow Orange, Olive Green, Violet Blue
- No. 312Burnt Sienna, Yellow Orange, Artemisia Green, Helvetia Blue
- No. 304Hay's Russet, Cream Yellow, Dark Citrine, Benzol Green
- No. 242Eosine Pink, Burnt Sienna, Diamine Green, Black
- No. 332Coral Red, Scarlet, Deep Slate Olive, Dusky Green
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 328 */
:root {
--brick-red: #a84222; /* Brick Red */
--apricot-orange: #f68c50; /* Apricot Orange */
--vandyke-brown: #4b3317; /* Vandyke Brown */
--light-porcelain-green: #00908a; /* Light Porcelain Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 328 */
@theme {
--color-brick-red: #a84222;
--color-apricot-orange: #f68c50;
--color-vandyke-brown: #4b3317;
--color-light-porcelain-green: #00908a;
}
{
"id": 328,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Brick Red",
"hex": "#a84222",
"rgb": [
168,
66,
34
],
"cmyk": [
22,
84,
100,
18
]
},
{
"name": "Apricot Orange",
"hex": "#f68c50",
"rgb": [
246,
140,
80
],
"cmyk": [
0,
55,
75,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Vandyke Brown",
"hex": "#4b3317",
"rgb": [
75,
51,
23
],
"cmyk": [
56,
71,
97,
52
]
},
{
"name": "Light Porcelain Green",
"hex": "#00908a",
"rgb": [
0,
144,
138
],
"cmyk": [
86,
22,
50,
3
]
}
]
}