Corinthian Pink
Venice Green
Light Mauve

No. 128

3-color combination

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Light Mauve

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

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Combination No. 128 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

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Light & moderate

Lightness 74 (range 61–84)
Colorfulness 0.089

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCorinthian PinkVenice GreenLight Mauve

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

  • Corinthian PinkWarm
  • Venice GreenCool
  • Light MauveCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 28

Closest pair ΔE 27.9 · average ΔE 37.9

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Corinthian Pink on Light Mauve (2.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCorinthian Pink · Venice Green1.2:1Low9 / 0
AaAaCorinthian Pink · Light Mauve2.3:1Low37 / 34
AaAaVenice Green · Light Mauve1.9:1Low27 / 25

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 128 */
:root {
  --corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba; /* Corinthian Pink */
  --venice-green: #62c6bf; /* Venice Green */
  --light-mauve: #9a72aa; /* Light Mauve */
}

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