Cinnamon Buff
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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 51 (range 18–86)
Colorfulness 0.086
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 25
Closest pair ΔE 25.4 · average ΔE 48.1
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Black on Cinnamon Buff (12.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaCinnamon Buff · Deep Lyons Blue | 6.2:1AA | 66 / 64 |
| AaAaCinnamon Buff · Aconite Violet | 2.6:1Low | 43 / 40 |
| AaAaCinnamon Buff · Black | 12.0:1AAA | 77 / 77 |
| AaAaDeep Lyons Blue · Aconite Violet | 2.4:1Low | 22 / 22 |
| AaAaDeep Lyons Blue · Black | 1.9:1Low | 10 / 11 |
| AaAaAconite Violet · Black | 4.6:1AA | 33 / 36 |
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. 344 */
:root {
--cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e; /* Cinnamon Buff */
--deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
--aconite-violet: #a36aa5; /* Aconite Violet */
--black: #111314; /* Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 344 */
@theme {
--color-cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e;
--color-deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286;
--color-aconite-violet: #a36aa5;
--color-black: #111314;
}
{
"id": 344,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Cinnamon Buff",
"hex": "#fdc57e",
"rgb": [
253,
197,
126
],
"cmyk": [
0,
25,
57,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Lyons Blue",
"hex": "#1c4286",
"rgb": [
28,
66,
134
],
"cmyk": [
100,
85,
15,
6
]
},
{
"name": "Aconite Violet",
"hex": "#a36aa5",
"rgb": [
163,
106,
165
],
"cmyk": [
39,
68,
5,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Black",
"hex": "#111314",
"rgb": [
17,
19,
20
],
"cmyk": [
20,
10,
15,
100
]
}
]
}