Scarlet
Dull Viridian Green
Red Violet

No. 136

3-color combination

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Colors

Scarlet

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Red Violet

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Combination No. 136 in use

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

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Combination No. 136 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 51 (range 37–59)
Colorfulness 0.148

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessScarletDull Viridian GreenRed Violet

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

  • ScarletWarm
  • Dull Viridian GreenCool
  • Red VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 32

Closest pair ΔE 32.3 · average ΔE 50.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Red Violet on Dull Viridian Green (2.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaScarlet · Dull Viridian Green1.4:1Low0 / 8
AaAaScarlet · Red Violet2.1:1Low18 / 19
AaAaDull Viridian Green · Red Violet2.9:1Low27 / 28

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 136 */
:root {
  --scarlet: #cb2f43; /* Scarlet */
  --dull-viridian-green: #009465; /* Dull Viridian Green */
  --red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}

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