Ochraceous Salmon
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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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 65 (range 40–81)
Colorfulness 0.087
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Tetradic
Two pairs of complementary hues.
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 18
Closest pair ΔE 17.5 · average ΔE 39.4
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Light Glaucous Blue on Violet Blue (5.2:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · English Red | 1.6:1Low | 19 / 17 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Light Glaucous Blue | 1.3:1Low | 9 / 10 |
| AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Violet Blue | 4.2:1AA large | 46 / 45 |
| AaAaEnglish Red · Light Glaucous Blue | 2.0:1Low | 28 / 30 |
| AaAaEnglish Red · Violet Blue | 2.6:1Low | 27 / 27 |
| AaAaLight Glaucous Blue · Violet Blue | 5.2:1AA | 58 / 56 |
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. 339 */
:root {
--ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
--english-red: #d96629; /* English Red */
--light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1; /* Light Glaucous Blue */
--violet-blue: #40456a; /* Violet Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 339 */
@theme {
--color-ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b;
--color-english-red: #d96629;
--color-light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1;
--color-violet-blue: #40456a;
}
{
"id": 339,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Ochraceous Salmon",
"hex": "#d8a37b",
"rgb": [
216,
163,
123
],
"cmyk": [
15,
38,
55,
0
]
},
{
"name": "English Red",
"hex": "#d96629",
"rgb": [
217,
102,
41
],
"cmyk": [
13,
73,
100,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Light Glaucous Blue",
"hex": "#a5c8d1",
"rgb": [
165,
200,
209
],
"cmyk": [
35,
10,
14,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Violet Blue",
"hex": "#40456a",
"rgb": [
64,
69,
106
],
"cmyk": [
85,
79,
38,
16
]
}
]
}