Indian Lake
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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
Dark & moderate
Lightness 46 (range 22–61)
Colorfulness 0.118
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 17
Closest pair ΔE 16.8 · average ΔE 26.9
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Dull Violet Black on Light Mauve (4.5:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaIndian Lake · Dull Violet Black | 3.6:1AA large | 27 / 29 |
| AaAaIndian Lake · Light Mauve | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaIndian Lake · Violet | 1.8:1Low | 15 / 14 |
| AaAaDull Violet Black · Light Mauve | 4.5:1AA | 36 / 34 |
| AaAaDull Violet Black · Violet | 2.0:1Low | 12 / 11 |
| AaAaLight Mauve · Violet | 2.2:1Low | 22 / 21 |
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. 331 */
:root {
--indian-lake: #c53c69; /* Indian Lake */
--dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f; /* Dull Violet Black */
--light-mauve: #9a72aa; /* Light Mauve */
--violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 331 */
@theme {
--color-indian-lake: #c53c69;
--color-dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f;
--color-light-mauve: #9a72aa;
--color-violet: #4f4086;
}
{
"id": 331,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Indian Lake",
"hex": "#c53c69",
"rgb": [
197,
60,
105
],
"cmyk": [
12,
89,
35,
9
]
},
{
"name": "Dull Violet Black",
"hex": "#1e0e3f",
"rgb": [
30,
14,
63
],
"cmyk": [
95,
106,
38,
50
]
},
{
"name": "Light Mauve",
"hex": "#9a72aa",
"rgb": [
154,
114,
170
],
"cmyk": [
43,
62,
5,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet",
"hex": "#4f4086",
"rgb": [
79,
64,
134
],
"cmyk": [
85,
90,
18,
0
]
}
]
}