Olive Ocher
Orange
Deep Slate Green

No. 149

3-color combination

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Olive Ocher

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Orange

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

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Combination No. 149 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 contrastDeep Slate Green · 7.1:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Green · 5.0:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Ocher · 7.1:1

Harmony in contrastOrange · 5.0:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 59 (range 28–78)
Colorfulness 0.117

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOlive OcherOrangeDeep Slate 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

  • Olive OcherWarm
  • OrangeWarm
  • Deep Slate GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 28

Closest pair ΔE 27.6 · average ΔE 48.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Green on Olive Ocher (7.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOlive Ocher · Orange1.4:1Low15 / 13
AaAaOlive Ocher · Deep Slate Green7.1:1AAA60 / 60
AaAaOrange · Deep Slate Green5.0:1AA44 / 45

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 149 */
:root {
  --olive-ocher: #d6b43e; /* Olive Ocher */
  --orange: #f37420; /* Orange */
  --deep-slate-green: #112f2c; /* Deep Slate Green */
}

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