Carmine
Cream Yellow
Benzol Green

No. 122

3-color combination

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Colors

Carmine

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Cream Yellow

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Benzol Green

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

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Combination No. 122 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 contrastCream Yellow · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastCarmine · 3.5:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 66 (range 54–84)
Colorfulness 0.147

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCarmineCream YellowBenzol Green

Split-complementary

One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.

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

  • CarmineWarm
  • Cream YellowWarm
  • Benzol GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 44

Closest pair ΔE 43.9 · average ΔE 51.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Carmine (3.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCarmine · Cream Yellow3.5:1AA large46 / 48
AaAaCarmine · Benzol Green1.6:1Low11 / 12
AaAaCream Yellow · Benzol Green2.2:1Low35 / 33

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 122 */
:root {
  --carmine: #cc1236; /* Carmine */
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --benzol-green: #00978d; /* Benzol Green */
}

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