Olive Ocher
Cobalt Green
Violet

No. 156

3-color combination

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Colors

Olive Ocher

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Cobalt Green

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Violet

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Combination No. 156 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 contrastViolet · 4.3:1

Harmony in contrastViolet · 5.0:1

Harmony in contrastCobalt Green · 5.0:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Ocher · 4.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 67 (range 42–81)
Colorfulness 0.111

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOlive OcherCobalt GreenViolet

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
  • Cobalt GreenCool
  • VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 28

Closest pair ΔE 27.8 · average ΔE 51.9

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cobalt Green on Violet (5.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOlive Ocher · Cobalt Green1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaOlive Ocher · Violet4.3:1AA large50 / 49
AaAaCobalt Green · Violet5.0:1AA57 / 56

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 156 */
:root {
  --olive-ocher: #d6b43e; /* Olive Ocher */
  --cobalt-green: #96d1aa; /* Cobalt Green */
  --violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}

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