Showa era
Ochre Red & Light Brownish Olive +1
Plate 199 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Ochre Red, Light Brownish Olive, Deep Lyons Blue.
#ab544d
red · 2 palettes
Ochre Red
About Ochre Red
Ochre Red is a mid-tone, muted red tone. Its hex value is #ab544d — that is
RGB 171, 84, 77, or HSL 4°, 38%, 49%.
It holds 5.1:1 contrast against white, so Ochre Red works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 5.1:1; on black 4.1:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Ochre Red appears in 2 combinations — most often paired with Light Brownish Olive, Deep Lyons Blue and Pale Burnt Lake.
Palettes with Ochre Red
Ochre Red appears in 2 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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