Rosolane Purple
Orange Yellow
Red Violet

No. 170

3-color combination

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Red Violet

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Combination No. 170 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 contrastRed Violet · 6.1:1

Harmony in contrastOrange Yellow · 6.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 58 (range 37–81)
Colorfulness 0.151

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRosolane PurpleOrange YellowRed Violet

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

  • Rosolane PurpleWarm
  • Orange YellowWarm
  • Red VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 23

Closest pair ΔE 22.6 · average ΔE 52.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Orange Yellow on Red Violet (6.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRosolane Purple · Orange Yellow2.9:1Low40 / 42
AaAaRosolane Purple · Red Violet2.1:1Low17 / 18
AaAaOrange Yellow · Red Violet6.1:1AA60 / 60

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 170 */
:root {
  --rosolane-purple: #b73f74; /* Rosolane Purple */
  --orange-yellow: #fcb315; /* Orange Yellow */
  --red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}

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