Hue family · 27 colors · 72 palettes

Orange Color Combinations

Persimmon, tangerine, amber — Japanese orange between red ceremony and yellow sunlight.

Orange in the Wada palette occupies the warm middle distance between red's ceremony and yellow's daylight: kakishibu (persimmon-tannin used to dye paper and cloth), daidai (bitter-orange new-year decoration), and akebono (dawn). Less culturally fixed than red, more emotionally direct than yellow — the working palette of autumn produce, sunset, and clay.

Every orange in the dictionary

Click any swatch to see the palette where it appears. Every color page lists hex, RGB, WCAG contrast, and cross-links to every Wada plate that uses it.

#bb7125 Raw Sienna 19× · 3.8:1 on white #fdbf68 Cream Yellow 14× · 1.6:1 on white #f99d1b Yellow Orange 14× · 2.1:1 on white #f3a257 Golden Yellow 10× · 2.1:1 on white #d8a37b Ochraceous Salmon 10× · 2.2:1 on white #ae5224 Burnt Sienna 9× · 5.2:1 on white #fdc57e Cinnamon Buff 9× · 1.6:1 on white #eeb480 Pinkish Cinnamon 9× · 1.8:1 on white #fdd4bd Seashell Pink 9× · 1.4:1 on white #c2ae93 Ecru 8× · 2.1:1 on white #c27544 Cinnamon Rufous 7× · 3.5:1 on white #f37420 Orange 7× · 2.9:1 on white #eea78c Vinaceous Cinnamon 7× · 2.0:1 on white #4b3317 Vandyke Brown 6× · 11.8:1 on white #d96629 English Red 5× · 3.6:1 on white #bc892b Khaki 5× · 3.1:1 on white #f68c50 Apricot Orange 4× · 2.4:1 on white #7c4226 Brown 4× · 7.9:1 on white #c16b27 Orange Rufous 3× · 3.9:1 on white #c56127 Vinaceous Tawny 3× · 4.1:1 on white #986f2d Orange Citrine 2× · 4.5:1 on white #644b1e Sepia 2× · 8.2:1 on white #F28C28 Daidai 橙 1× · 2.5:1 on white #D66B37 Kaki 柿 1× · 3.5:1 on white #6B3E26 Kuri 栗 1× · 9.0:1 on white #fcc79b Light Pinkish Cinnamon 1× · 1.5:1 on white #653514 Mars Brown Tobacco 1× · 10.1:1 on white

Palettes dominant in orange

72 historical combinations from the 1933 archive where orange carries the strongest visual weight. Each palette page exports as JSON, Tailwind config, CSS variables, or a downloadable share-card image.

Edo era

Persimmon & Burnt Brown— 柿と焦茶

Autumn persimmon against scorched cedar — harvest colors from the countryside.

Edo era

Bitter Orange & Navy— 橙と紺

The sharp orange of the daidai citrus set off by deep indigo navy.

Showa era

English Red & Cerulian Blue

Plate 1 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — English Red, Cerulian Blue.

Showa era

Raw Sienna & Pale Lemon Yellow

Plate 3 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Pale Lemon Yellow.

Showa era

Orange & Glaucous Green

Plate 7 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Orange, Glaucous Green.

Showa era

Cinnamon Rufous & Grayish Lavender - A

Plate 8 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cinnamon Rufous, Grayish Lavender - A.

Showa era

Cinnamon Rufous & Dark Citrine

Plate 10 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cinnamon Rufous, Dark Citrine.

Showa era

Raw Sienna & Veronia Purple

Plate 13 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Veronia Purple.

Showa era

Mars Brown Tobacco & Night Green

Plate 19 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Mars Brown Tobacco, Night Green.

Showa era

Cinnamon Buff & Light Mauve

Plate 23 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Cinnamon Buff, Light Mauve.

Showa era

Golden Yellow & Pale Raw Umber

Plate 26 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Golden Yellow, Pale Raw Umber.

Showa era

Ochraceous Salmon & Night Green

Plate 32 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Ochraceous Salmon, Night Green.

Showa era

Raw Sienna & Slate Color

Plate 33 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Slate Color.

Showa era

Vinaceous Tawny & Citron Yellow

Plate 40 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vinaceous Tawny, Citron Yellow.

Showa era

Seashell Pink & Lemon Yellow

Plate 45 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Seashell Pink, Lemon Yellow.

Showa era

Orange & Black

Plate 46 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Orange, Black.

Showa era

Raw Sienna & Lincoln Green

Plate 70 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Lincoln Green.

Showa era

Pale Raw Umber & Rainette Green

Plate 73 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Raw Umber, Rainette Green.

Showa era

Pinkish Cinnamon & Venice Green

Plate 78 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pinkish Cinnamon, Venice Green.

Showa era

Golden Yellow & Warm Gray

Plate 81 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Golden Yellow, Warm Gray.

Showa era

Seashell Pink & Deep Slate Green

Plate 84 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Seashell Pink, Deep Slate Green.

Showa era

Vinaceous Tawny & Antwarp Blue

Plate 85 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Vinaceous Tawny, Antwarp Blue.

Showa era

Raw Sienna & Sea Green

Plate 86 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Raw Sienna, Sea Green.

Showa era

Seashell Pink & Blue

Plate 88 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Seashell Pink, Blue.

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Orange Color Combinations

Every orange in the dictionary

Palettes dominant in orange

Persimmon & Burnt Brown— 柿と焦茶

Bitter Orange & Navy— 橙と紺

English Red & Cerulian Blue

Raw Sienna & Pale Lemon Yellow

Orange & Glaucous Green

Cinnamon Rufous & Grayish Lavender - A

Cinnamon Rufous & Dark Citrine

Raw Sienna & Veronia Purple

Mars Brown Tobacco & Night Green

Cinnamon Buff & Light Mauve

Golden Yellow & Pale Raw Umber

Ochraceous Salmon & Night Green

Raw Sienna & Slate Color

Vinaceous Tawny & Citron Yellow

Seashell Pink & Lemon Yellow

Orange & Black

Raw Sienna & Lincoln Green

Pale Raw Umber & Rainette Green

Pinkish Cinnamon & Venice Green

Golden Yellow & Warm Gray

Seashell Pink & Deep Slate Green

Vinaceous Tawny & Antwarp Blue

Raw Sienna & Sea Green

Seashell Pink & Blue

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Orange Color Combinations

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Every orange in the dictionary

Palettes dominant in orange

Persimmon & Burnt Brown— 柿と焦茶

Bitter Orange & Navy— 橙と紺

English Red & Cerulian Blue

Raw Sienna & Pale Lemon Yellow

Orange & Glaucous Green

Cinnamon Rufous & Grayish Lavender - A

Cinnamon Rufous & Dark Citrine

Raw Sienna & Veronia Purple

Mars Brown Tobacco & Night Green

Cinnamon Buff & Light Mauve

Golden Yellow & Pale Raw Umber

Ochraceous Salmon & Night Green

Raw Sienna & Slate Color

Vinaceous Tawny & Citron Yellow

Seashell Pink & Lemon Yellow

Orange & Black

Raw Sienna & Lincoln Green

Pale Raw Umber & Rainette Green

Pinkish Cinnamon & Venice Green

Golden Yellow & Warm Gray

Seashell Pink & Deep Slate Green

Vinaceous Tawny & Antwarp Blue

Raw Sienna & Sea Green

Seashell Pink & Blue

Curated orange collections

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