Pale Burnt Lake
Yellow Orange
Glaucous Green

No. 171

3-color combination

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

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Combination No. 171 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 contrastGlaucous Green · 5.6:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Orange · 4.4:1

Harmony in contrastPale Burnt Lake · 4.4:1

Harmony in contrastPale Burnt Lake · 5.6:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 67 (range 41–83)
Colorfulness 0.107

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPale Burnt LakeYellow OrangeGlaucous Green

Analogous

Neighboring hues on 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

  • Pale Burnt LakeWarm
  • Yellow OrangeWarm
  • Glaucous GreenNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 34

Closest pair ΔE 34.2 · average ΔE 48.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Glaucous Green on Pale Burnt Lake (5.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Yellow Orange4.4:1AA large48 / 48
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Glaucous Green5.6:1AA59 / 60
AaAaYellow Orange · Glaucous Green1.3:1Low9 / 11

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 171 */
:root {
  --pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
  --yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
  --glaucous-green: #b4cdc2; /* Glaucous Green */
}

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