Raw Sienna
English Red
Peacock Blue

No. 131

3-color combination

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Colors

Raw Sienna

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RGB
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English Red

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Peacock Blue

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

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Combination No. 131 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

Medium & vivid

Lightness 62 (range 60–64)
Colorfulness 0.130

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRaw SiennaEnglish RedPeacock Blue

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

  • Raw SiennaWarm
  • English RedWarm
  • Peacock BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 10

Closest pair ΔE 9.9 · average ΔE 33.8

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Raw Sienna on English Red (1.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRaw Sienna · English Red1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaRaw Sienna · Peacock Blue1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaEnglish Red · Peacock Blue1.0:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 131 */
:root {
  --raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
  --english-red: #d96629; /* English Red */
  --peacock-blue: #00939b; /* Peacock Blue */
}

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