Colors that go with Divine Damson for an outfit
Divine Damson · #4C2E48
Divine Damson (#4C2E48) — deep purple — Graham & Brown's 2026 colour of the year (swatch is an honest sRGB approximation — the official code is authoritative) — pairs best with muted red, terracotta & clay, slate & blue, and ochre & gold. Build the outfit around muted red, drawn from 8 historically-grounded combinations below.
An outfit wants one or two decisive partners — a neutral anchor and a single accent beats a full rainbow.
About divine damson
Divine Damson is deep purple — Graham & Brown's 2026 colour of the year (swatch is an honest sRGB approximation — the official code is authoritative) — a gently muted, warm colour that reads as deep and grounding. As a warm tone it looks most resolved next to cool and neutral partners that temper its warmth, and it needs lighter shades nearby for the value contrast the eye reads as finished. That balance is what makes it feel bold in an outfit.
- HEX
- #4C2E48
- RGB
- 76, 46, 72
- HSL
- 308°, 25%, 24%
- CMYK
- 0, 39, 5, 70
Accessibility: put light text on divine damson for AAA legibility (contrast 11.2:1 against off-white).
Why divine damson pairs with muted red, terracotta & clay, slate & blue, and ochre & gold
Across the 8 historical combinations below, divine damson sits most often beside muted red, terracotta & clay, slate & blue, and ochre & gold. That tracks with colour theory: a warm, deep tone like this one wants cool and neutral partners that temper its warmth so the scheme feels intentional rather than flat, and lighter partners supply the light-to-dark range the eye needs. An outfit wants one or two decisive partners — a neutral anchor and a single accent beats a full rainbow.
- muted red
- terracotta & clay
- slate & blue
- ochre & gold
Using divine damson in an outfit
Build the outfit around muted red and terracotta & clay. Because divine damson is deep and grounding, keep it to anchor pieces or a single feature area and let muted red carry the larger surfaces.
8 combinations with divine damson, from the 1933 Dictionary
Eosine Pink & Hay's Russet +2
Plate 314 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Eosine Pink, Hay's Russet, Deep Lyons Blue, Dusky Madder Violet.
#4e1d4c #f37f94 #793327 #1c4286
Red & Yellow +2
Plate 251 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Red, Yellow, Diamine Green, Slate Color.
#34454c #a72144 #fff200 #1a7444
Vandyke Red & Yellow Orange +2
Plate 335 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vandyke Red, Yellow Orange, Violet, Slate Color.
#34454c #82241f #f99d1b #4f4086
Vistoris Lake & Laelia Pink +2
Plate 337 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vistoris Lake, Laelia Pink, Violet Carmine, Black.
#713b4c #6d4145 #ca92a8 #111314
Burnt Sienna & Orange Yellow +2
Plate 286 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Burnt Sienna, Orange Yellow, Peacock Blue, Violet Blue.
#40456a #ae5224 #fcb315 #00939b
Burnt Sienna & Yellow Orange +2
Plate 297 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Burnt Sienna, Yellow Orange, Olive Green, Violet Blue.
#40456a #ae5224 #f99d1b #6b7140
Lemon Yellow & Apricot Orange +2
Plate 253 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Lemon Yellow, Apricot Orange, Cotinga Purple, Slate Color.
#501345 #f8ed43 #f68c50 #34454c
Carmine & Grayish Lavender - A +2
Plate 307 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Carmine, Grayish Lavender - A, Aconite Violet, Cotinga Purple.
#501345 #cc1236 #b5b1d8 #a36aa5
Divine Damson in other settings
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Gansai Tambi 24 — Art Nouveau
Gansai are traditional Japanese watercolour pans — dense, matte and easy to mix, the closest everyday medium to the flat printed colour Wada's plates were made in. This is the Art Nouveau-themed 'II' edition, a different 24 to the standard set.
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Gansai Tambi 36
The larger pan set. More range means mixing toward a specific plate rather than approximating it from six colours.
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