Eosine Pink
Light Mauve
Red Violet

No. 134

3-color combination

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Eosine Pink

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Light Mauve

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Red Violet

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Combination No. 134 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 contrastRed Violet · 4.4:1

Harmony in contrastEosine Pink · 4.4:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 57 (range 37–73)
Colorfulness 0.120

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessEosine PinkLight MauveRed Violet

Analogous

Neighboring hues on 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

  • Eosine PinkWarm
  • Light MauveCool
  • Red VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 23

Closest pair ΔE 22.9 · average ΔE 31.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Eosine Pink on Red Violet (4.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEosine Pink · Light Mauve1.5:1Low17 / 15
AaAaEosine Pink · Red Violet4.4:1AA large44 / 44
AaAaLight Mauve · Red Violet2.8:1Low26 / 27

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 134 */
:root {
  --eosine-pink: #f37f94; /* Eosine Pink */
  --light-mauve: #9a72aa; /* Light Mauve */
  --red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}

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