Ecru
Pale King's Blue
Vanderpoel's Blue

No. 167

3-color combination

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Ecru

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Combination No. 167 in use

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. 167 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 contrastVanderpoel's Blue · 4.2:1

Harmony in contrastVanderpoel's Blue · 5.6:1

Harmony in contrastPale King's Blue · 5.6:1

Harmony in contrastEcru · 4.2:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & muted

Lightness 67 (range 40–84)
Colorfulness 0.059

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

Harmony

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

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

  • EcruWarm
  • Pale King's BlueCool
  • Vanderpoel's BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 26

Closest pair ΔE 26.3 · average ΔE 41.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pale King's Blue on Vanderpoel's Blue (5.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEcru · Pale King's Blue1.4:1Low13 / 15
AaAaEcru · Vanderpoel's Blue4.2:1AA large47 / 46
AaAaPale King's Blue · Vanderpoel's Blue5.6:1AA63 / 61

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 167 */
:root {
  --ecru: #c2ae93; /* Ecru */
  --pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
  --vanderpoels-blue: #064f6e; /* Vanderpoel's Blue */
}

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