Yellow Ocher
Vandyke Brown

No. 118

2-color combination

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Yellow Ocher

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Combination No. 118 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 contrastVandyke Brown · 6.1:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Ocher · 6.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 57 (range 34–79)
Colorfulness 0.097

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessYellow OcherVandyke Brown

Analogous

Neighboring hues on the color wheel.

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

Temperature

Warm

  • Yellow OcherWarm
  • Vandyke BrownWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 55

Closest pair ΔE 54.6 · average ΔE 54.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Yellow Ocher on Vandyke Brown (6.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaYellow Ocher · Vandyke Brown6.1:1AA59 / 58

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 118 */
:root {
  --yellow-ocher: #e2b540; /* Yellow Ocher */
  --vandyke-brown: #4b3317; /* Vandyke Brown */
}

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