Burnt Sienna
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- CMYK
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 & vivid
Lightness 70 (range 53–93)
Colorfulness 0.134
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 27
Closest pair ΔE 27.4 · average ΔE 49.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Blue (4.4:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Lemon Yellow | 4.3:1AA large | 62 / 66 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Cobalt Green | 3.0:1Low | 41 / 44 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Blue | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Cobalt Green | 1.4:1Low | 21 / 19 |
| AaAaLemon Yellow · Blue | 4.4:1AA large | 67 / 63 |
| AaAaCobalt Green · Blue | 3.1:1AA large | 44 / 42 |
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. 333 */
:root {
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
--cobalt-green: #96d1aa; /* Cobalt Green */
--blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 333 */
@theme {
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-lemon-yellow: #f8ed43;
--color-cobalt-green: #96d1aa;
--color-blue: #006eb8;
}
{
"id": 333,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Burnt Sienna",
"hex": "#ae5224",
"rgb": [
174,
82,
36
],
"cmyk": [
22,
76,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Lemon Yellow",
"hex": "#f8ed43",
"rgb": [
248,
237,
67
],
"cmyk": [
5,
0,
85,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Cobalt Green",
"hex": "#96d1aa",
"rgb": [
150,
209,
170
],
"cmyk": [
42,
0,
42,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Blue",
"hex": "#006eb8",
"rgb": [
0,
110,
184
],
"cmyk": [
95,
54,
0,
0
]
}
]
}