Ivory Buff
Yellow Ocher
Deep Lyons Blue

No. 126

3-color combination

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Colors

Ivory Buff

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Yellow Ocher

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Combination No. 126 in use

The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

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

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Combination No. 126 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 contrastDeep Lyons Blue · 6.6:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Lyons Blue · 5.0:1

Harmony in contrastIvory Buff · 6.6:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Ocher · 5.0:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 69 (range 39–87)
Colorfulness 0.110

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessIvory BuffYellow OcherDeep Lyons Blue

Complementary

Includes hues from opposite sides of 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 & cool

  • Ivory BuffWarm
  • Yellow OcherWarm
  • Deep Lyons BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 14

Closest pair ΔE 13.5 · average ΔE 50.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Deep Lyons Blue (6.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaIvory Buff · Yellow Ocher1.3:1Low15 / 12
AaAaIvory Buff · Deep Lyons Blue6.6:1AA70 / 68
AaAaYellow Ocher · Deep Lyons Blue5.0:1AA54 / 53

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 126 */
:root {
  --ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
  --yellow-ocher: #e2b540; /* Yellow Ocher */
  --deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
}

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