Vandyke Red
- HEX
- RGB
- 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
Dark & moderate
Lightness 50 (range 38–77)
Colorfulness 0.108
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 42.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Yellow Orange on Slate Color (4.7:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaVandyke Red · Yellow Orange | 4.4:1AA large | 47 / 48 |
| AaAaVandyke Red · Violet | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaVandyke Red · Slate Color | 1.1:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Violet | 4.1:1AA large | 47 / 46 |
| AaAaYellow Orange · Slate Color | 4.7:1AA | 50 / 50 |
| AaAaViolet · Slate Color | 1.2:1Low | 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. 335 */
:root {
--vandyke-red: #82241f; /* Vandyke Red */
--yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
--violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
--slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 335 */
@theme {
--color-vandyke-red: #82241f;
--color-yellow-orange: #f99d1b;
--color-violet: #4f4086;
--color-slate-color: #34454c;
}
{
"id": 335,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Vandyke Red",
"hex": "#82241f",
"rgb": [
130,
36,
31
],
"cmyk": [
32,
95,
95,
33
]
},
{
"name": "Yellow Orange",
"hex": "#f99d1b",
"rgb": [
249,
157,
27
],
"cmyk": [
0,
45,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet",
"hex": "#4f4086",
"rgb": [
79,
64,
134
],
"cmyk": [
85,
90,
18,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Slate Color",
"hex": "#34454c",
"rgb": [
52,
69,
76
],
"cmyk": [
85,
70,
62,
30
]
}
]
}