Golden Yellow
Antwerp Blue
Slate Color

No. 140

3-color combination

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Antwerp Blue

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Slate Color

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The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

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

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Combination No. 140 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 contrastSlate Color · 4.8:1

Harmony in contrastGolden Yellow · 4.8:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 56 (range 38–78)
Colorfulness 0.085

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessGolden YellowAntwerp BlueSlate Color

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

  • Golden YellowWarm
  • Antwerp BlueCool
  • Slate ColorNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 18

Closest pair ΔE 17.8 · average ΔE 41.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Golden Yellow on Slate Color (4.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaGolden Yellow · Antwerp Blue2.7:1Low37 / 35
AaAaGolden Yellow · Slate Color4.8:1AA51 / 51
AaAaAntwerp Blue · Slate Color1.8:1Low14 / 14

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 140 */
:root {
  --golden-yellow: #f3a257; /* Golden Yellow */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
  --slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}

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