Vandyke Red
Citrine
Sea Green

No. 133

3-color combination

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Colors

Vandyke Red

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Citrine

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Sea Green

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

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Combination No. 133 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 contrastSea Green · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastCitrine · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastVandyke Red · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastVandyke Red · 3.6:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 60 (range 41–70)
Colorfulness 0.127

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessVandyke RedCitrineSea Green

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

  • Vandyke RedWarm
  • CitrineWarm
  • Sea GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 32

Closest pair ΔE 32.2 · average ΔE 49.8

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Sea Green on Vandyke Red (3.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaVandyke Red · Citrine3.5:1AA large37 / 37
AaAaVandyke Red · Sea Green3.6:1AA large38 / 39
AaAaCitrine · Sea Green1.0:1Low0 / 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. 133 */
:root {
  --vandyke-red: #82241f; /* Vandyke Red */
  --citrine: #b09f36; /* Citrine */
  --sea-green: #00b49b; /* Sea Green */
}

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