Pompeian 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
Medium & moderate
Lightness 62 (range 49–76)
Colorfulness 0.126
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 38
Closest pair ΔE 38.3 · average ΔE 38.3
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ochraceous Salmon on Pompeian Red (3.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaPompeian Red · Ochraceous Salmon | 3.1:1AA large | 37 / 38 |
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. 71 */
:root {
--pompeian-red: #ab2439; /* Pompeian Red */
--ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 71 */
@theme {
--color-pompeian-red: #ab2439;
--color-ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b;
}
{
"id": 71,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Pompeian Red",
"hex": "#ab2439",
"rgb": [
171,
36,
57
],
"cmyk": [
18,
97,
74,
19
]
},
{
"name": "Ochraceous Salmon",
"hex": "#d8a37b",
"rgb": [
216,
163,
123
],
"cmyk": [
15,
38,
55,
0
]
}
]
}