Hay's Russet
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Hay's Russet
Dull Violet Black
Colors
Dull Violet Black
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Combination No. 95 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. 95 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
No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.
Analysis
Character
Dark & moderate
Lightness 32 (range 22–42)
Colorfulness 0.094
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Harmony
Free
No classic color-wheel relationship.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Temperature
Warm & cool
- Hay's RussetWarm
- Dull Violet BlackCool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
Distinctness
ΔE 33
Closest pair ΔE 32.7 · average ΔE 32.7
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
Contrast
AaBest text pair: Dull Violet Black on Hay's Russet (2.0:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaHay's Russet · Dull Violet Black | 2.0:1Low | 11 / 12 |
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).
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Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 95 */
:root {
--hays-russet: #793327; /* Hay's Russet */
--dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f; /* Dull Violet Black */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 95 */
@theme {
--color-hays-russet: #793327;
--color-dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f;
}
{
"id": 95,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Hay's Russet",
"hex": "#793327",
"rgb": [
121,
51,
39
],
"cmyk": [
37,
85,
87,
35
]
},
{
"name": "Dull Violet Black",
"hex": "#1e0e3f",
"rgb": [
30,
14,
63
],
"cmyk": [
95,
106,
38,
50
]
}
]
}
More combinations with Hay's Russet
- No. 58Hay's Russet, Sea Green
- No. 82Hay's Russet, Dusky Madder Violet
- No. 152Etruscan Red, Hay's Russet, Light Glaucous Blue
- No. 186Hay's Russet, Ochraceous Salmon, Blue
- No. 231Cameo Pink, Hay's Russet, Olympic Blue
- No. 249Hay's Russet, Ecru, Olive Ocher, Dark Medici Blue
- No. 304Hay's Russet, Cream Yellow, Dark Citrine, Benzol Green
- No. 314Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Deep Lyons Blue, Dusky Madder Violet
- No. 336Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Pale Lemon Yellow, Blackish Olive
- No. 345Hay's Russet, Nile Blue, Venice Green, Blue Violet
More combinations with Dull Violet Black
- No. 106Antwerp Blue, Dull Violet Black
- No. 145Brown, Citron Yellow, Dull Violet Black
- No. 265Old Rose, Apricot Yellow, Olive Yellow, Dull Violet Black
- No. 277Spinel Red, Rosolane Purple, Olive, Dull Violet Black
- No. 289Lemon Yellow, Light Green Yellow, Violet Blue, Dull Violet Black
- No. 295Cream Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Dull Violet Black
- No. 331Indian Lake, Dull Violet Black, Light Mauve, Violet