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Pinkish Cinnamon & Venice Green
Plate 78 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pinkish Cinnamon, Venice Green.
#eeb480
orange · 9 palettes
Pinkish Cinnamon
About Pinkish Cinnamon
Pinkish Cinnamon is a light, vivid orange tone. Its hex value is #eeb480 — that is
RGB 238, 180, 128, or HSL 28°, 76%, 72%.
It holds 11.5:1 contrast against dark, so Pinkish Cinnamon works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 1.8:1; on black 11.5:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Pinkish Cinnamon appears in 9 combinations — most often paired with Olive, Turquoise Green and Venice Green.
Colours that go with Pinkish Cinnamon
From a standard colour wheel, Pinkish Cinnamon anchors these four classic schemes. Each swatch is computed from its exact hue, so every hex is a real, usable pairing.
Complementary
#eeb480 #80BAEE
the hue directly opposite — the highest-contrast pairing, good for a single bold accent.
Analogous
#eeb480 #EE8083 #EEEB80
the two neighbours on the wheel — a calm, cohesive scheme that feels effortless.
Triadic
#eeb480 #80EEB4 #B480EE
two hues an even third of the wheel away — balanced and lively without clashing.
Split-complementary
#eeb480 #80EEEB #8083EE
the two colours either side of the complement — the contrast of a complement, softened.
How to use Pinkish Cinnamon
Pinkish Cinnamon is a light, vivid tone (HSL 28°, 76%, 72%), which makes it a soft background or a light accent. For text it passes WCAG AA for body text against a dark background (11.5:1) — safe for paragraphs, buttons and labels. When you do set type on it, use dark lettering. Pair it with its complement (#80BAEE) for a focal accent, or with its analogous neighbours (#EE8083 and #EEEB80) for a quieter, harmonious feel.
Palettes with Pinkish Cinnamon
Pinkish Cinnamon appears in 9 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours. For how usage like this compares across the whole dictionary, see the data analysis of all 348 plates.
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