Old Rose
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Old Rose
White
Colors
White
- HEX
- RGB
- CMYK
Combination No. 55 in use
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.
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Combination No. 55 as a living room
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.
Readable text pairs
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Analysis
Character
Light & muted
Lightness 83 (range 66–100)
Colorfulness 0.065
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Accented neutral
Neutral colors with a single colored accent.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Temperature
Warm
- Old RoseWarm
- WhiteNeutral
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 38
Closest pair ΔE 37.8 · average ΔE 37.8
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: White on Old Rose (3.4:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaOld Rose · White | 3.4:1AA large | 61 / 66 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
Similar combinations
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Export
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 55 */
:root {
--old-rose: #d46d7a; /* Old Rose */
--white: #ffffff; /* White */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 55 */
@theme {
--color-old-rose: #d46d7a;
--color-white: #ffffff;
}
{
"id": 55,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Old Rose",
"hex": "#d46d7a",
"rgb": [
212,
109,
122
],
"cmyk": [
15,
70,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "White",
"hex": "#ffffff",
"rgb": [
255,
255,
255
],
"cmyk": [
0,
0,
0,
0
]
}
]
}