Coral Red
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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 50 (range 30–75)
Colorfulness 0.104
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
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.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 15
Closest pair ΔE 14.8 · average ΔE 43.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Olive on Coral Red (5.9:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCoral Red · Scarlet | 2.3:1Low | 29 / 27 |
| AaAaCoral Red · Deep Slate Olive | 5.9:1AA | 52 / 53 |
| AaAaCoral Red · Dusky Green | 4.1:1AA large | 45 / 44 |
| AaAaScarlet · Deep Slate Olive | 2.6:1Low | 23 / 24 |
| AaAaScarlet · Dusky Green | 1.8:1Low | 15 / 15 |
| AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Dusky Green | 1.4:1Low | 0 / 0 |
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. 332 */
:root {
--coral-red: #f58e84; /* Coral Red */
--scarlet: #cb2f43; /* Scarlet */
--deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
--dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 332 */
@theme {
--color-coral-red: #f58e84;
--color-scarlet: #cb2f43;
--color-deep-slate-olive: #253122;
--color-dusky-green: #004f46;
}
{
"id": 332,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Coral Red",
"hex": "#f58e84",
"rgb": [
245,
142,
132
],
"cmyk": [
0,
55,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Scarlet",
"hex": "#cb2f43",
"rgb": [
203,
47,
67
],
"cmyk": [
10,
95,
72,
7
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Olive",
"hex": "#253122",
"rgb": [
37,
49,
34
],
"cmyk": [
76,
60,
80,
62
]
},
{
"name": "Dusky Green",
"hex": "#004f46",
"rgb": [
0,
79,
70
],
"cmyk": [
100,
30,
64,
50
]
}
]
}