Vandyke Red
Pale King's Blue

No. 16

2-color combination

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Vandyke Red

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Combination No. 16 in use

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

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Combination No. 16 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 contrastPale King's Blue · 5.9:1

Harmony in contrastVandyke Red · 5.9:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 63 (range 41–84)
Colorfulness 0.091

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessVandyke RedPale King's Blue

Free

No classic color-wheel relationship.

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

  • Vandyke RedWarm
  • Pale King's BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 65

Closest pair ΔE 65.1 · average ΔE 65.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pale King's Blue on Vandyke Red (5.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaVandyke Red · Pale King's Blue5.9:1AA62 / 64

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 16 */
:root {
  --vandyke-red: #82241f; /* Vandyke Red */
  --pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
}

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