Orange Yellow
Antwerp Blue

No. 114

2-color combination

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Antwerp Blue

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Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.

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Combination No. 114 as a living room

Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.

Readable text pairs

Harmony in contrastAntwerp Blue · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastOrange Yellow · 3.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 66 (range 51–81)
Colorfulness 0.132

Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOrange YellowAntwerp Blue

Free

No classic color-wheel relationship.

A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.

Temperature

Warm & cool

  • Orange YellowWarm
  • Antwerp BlueCool

Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.

Distinctness

ΔE 57

Closest pair ΔE 56.6 · average ΔE 56.6

CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Orange Yellow on Antwerp Blue (3.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOrange Yellow · Antwerp Blue3.1:1AA large44 / 42

WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 114 */
:root {
  --orange-yellow: #fcb315; /* Orange Yellow */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}

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