Victoria 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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Dark & muted
Lightness 44 (range 18–72)
Colorfulness 0.054
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Monochromatic
Variations of a single hue.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 5
Closest pair ΔE 5.2 · average ΔE 30.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Black on Laelia Pink (7.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaVictoria Lake · Laelia Pink | 3.3:1AA large | 37 / 37 |
| AaAaVictoria Lake · Violet Carmine | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaVictoria Lake · Black | 2.2:1Low | 13 / 14 |
| AaAaLaelia Pink · Violet Carmine | 3.4:1AA large | 38 / 37 |
| AaAaLaelia Pink · Black | 7.3:1AAA | 51 / 53 |
| AaAaViolet Carmine · Black | 2.2:1Low | 12 / 14 |
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. 337 */
:root {
--victoria-lake: #6d4145; /* Victoria Lake */
--laelia-pink: #ca92a8; /* Laelia Pink */
--violet-carmine: #713b4c; /* Violet Carmine */
--black: #111314; /* Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 337 */
@theme {
--color-victoria-lake: #6d4145;
--color-laelia-pink: #ca92a8;
--color-violet-carmine: #713b4c;
--color-black: #111314;
}
{
"id": 337,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Victoria Lake",
"hex": "#6d4145",
"rgb": [
109,
65,
69
],
"cmyk": [
40,
71,
55,
40
]
},
{
"name": "Laelia Pink",
"hex": "#ca92a8",
"rgb": [
202,
146,
168
],
"cmyk": [
20,
48,
18,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet Carmine",
"hex": "#713b4c",
"rgb": [
113,
59,
76
],
"cmyk": [
64,
90,
70,
10
]
},
{
"name": "Black",
"hex": "#111314",
"rgb": [
17,
19,
20
],
"cmyk": [
20,
10,
15,
100
]
}
]
}