Carmine 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
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 61 (range 38–81)
Colorfulness 0.106
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Split-complementary
One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.
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 36
Closest pair ΔE 35.6 · average ΔE 48.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Orange Yellow on Dusky Green (5.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCarmine Red · Orange Yellow | 3.8:1AA large | 47 / 49 |
| AaAaCarmine Red · Dusky Green | 1.4:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaCarmine Red · Grayish Lavender B | 3.2:1AA large | 37 / 39 |
| AaAaOrange Yellow · Dusky Green | 5.3:1AA | 57 / 56 |
| AaAaOrange Yellow · Grayish Lavender B | 1.2:1Low | 9 / 8 |
| AaAaDusky Green · Grayish Lavender B | 4.3:1AA large | 46 / 47 |
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. 338 */
:root {
--carmine-red: #a62c37; /* Carmine Red */
--orange-yellow: #fcb315; /* Orange Yellow */
--dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
--grayish-lavender-b: #c0a9b3; /* Grayish Lavender B */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 338 */
@theme {
--color-carmine-red: #a62c37;
--color-orange-yellow: #fcb315;
--color-dusky-green: #004f46;
--color-grayish-lavender-b: #c0a9b3;
}
{
"id": 338,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Carmine Red",
"hex": "#a62c37",
"rgb": [
166,
44,
55
],
"cmyk": [
25,
95,
80,
16
]
},
{
"name": "Orange Yellow",
"hex": "#fcb315",
"rgb": [
252,
179,
21
],
"cmyk": [
0,
33,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Dusky Green",
"hex": "#004f46",
"rgb": [
0,
79,
70
],
"cmyk": [
100,
30,
64,
50
]
},
{
"name": "Grayish Lavender B",
"hex": "#c0a9b3",
"rgb": [
192,
169,
179
],
"cmyk": [
25,
33,
20,
0
]
}
]
}