Brown
Ochraceous Salmon
Lincoln Green

No. 121

3-color combination

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Colors

Brown

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

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Combination No. 121 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 contrastOchraceous Salmon · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastBrown · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastLincoln Green · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastOchraceous Salmon · 3.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 55 (range 45–76)
Colorfulness 0.077

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBrownOchraceous SalmonLincoln Green

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

  • BrownWarm
  • Ochraceous SalmonWarm
  • Lincoln GreenWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 25

Closest pair ΔE 24.5 · average ΔE 33.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Ochraceous Salmon on Brown (3.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBrown · Ochraceous Salmon3.5:1AA large41 / 42
AaAaBrown · Lincoln Green1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Lincoln Green3.3:1AA large41 / 40

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 121 */
:root {
  --brown: #7c4226; /* Brown */
  --ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
  --lincoln-green: #555832; /* Lincoln Green */
}

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