Showa era
Light Brown Drab & Carmine Red
Plate 35 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Light Brown Drab, Carmine Red.
#b59392
red · 10 palettes
Light Brown Drab
About Light Brown Drab
Light Brown Drab is a mid-tone, near-neutral red tone. Its hex value is #b59392 — that is
RGB 181, 147, 146, or HSL 2°, 19%, 64%.
It holds 7.6:1 contrast against dark, so Light Brown Drab works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 2.8:1; on black 7.6:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Light Brown Drab appears in 10 combinations — most often paired with Turquoise Green, Deep Slate Olive and Carmine Red.
Palettes with Light Brown Drab
Light Brown Drab appears in 10 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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