Corinthian Pink
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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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 64 (range 30–84)
Colorfulness 0.083
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Analogous
Neighboring hues on 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
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 26
Closest pair ΔE 26.0 · average ΔE 43.6
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Deep Slate Olive (8.3:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Cream Yellow | 1.0:1Low | 0 / 0 |
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Orange Citrine | 2.7:1Low | 42 / 39 |
| AaAaCorinthian Pink · Deep Slate Olive | 8.0:1AAA | 68 / 68 |
| AaAaCream Yellow · Orange Citrine | 2.8:1Low | 44 / 41 |
| AaAaCream Yellow · Deep Slate Olive | 8.3:1AAA | 70 / 70 |
| AaAaOrange Citrine · Deep Slate Olive | 3.0:1AA large | 26 / 27 |
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. 342 */
:root {
--corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba; /* Corinthian Pink */
--cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
--orange-citrine: #986f2d; /* Orange Citrine */
--deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 342 */
@theme {
--color-corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba;
--color-cream-yellow: #fdbf68;
--color-orange-citrine: #986f2d;
--color-deep-slate-olive: #253122;
}
{
"id": 342,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Corinthian Pink",
"hex": "#f8b6ba",
"rgb": [
248,
182,
186
],
"cmyk": [
0,
35,
15,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Cream Yellow",
"hex": "#fdbf68",
"rgb": [
253,
191,
104
],
"cmyk": [
0,
28,
68,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Orange Citrine",
"hex": "#986f2d",
"rgb": [
152,
111,
45
],
"cmyk": [
28,
48,
92,
24
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Slate Olive",
"hex": "#253122",
"rgb": [
37,
49,
34
],
"cmyk": [
76,
60,
80,
62
]
}
]
}