Cinnamon Rufous
Antwerp Blue
Red Violet

No. 172

3-color combination

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Colors

Antwerp Blue

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Red Violet

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Combination No. 172 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 · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastCinnamon Rufous · 3.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 51 (range 37–64)
Colorfulness 0.112

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCinnamon RufousAntwerp BlueRed Violet

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

  • Cinnamon RufousWarm
  • Antwerp BlueCool
  • Red VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 36

Closest pair ΔE 36.3 · average ΔE 43.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Red Violet on Cinnamon Rufous (3.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCinnamon Rufous · Antwerp Blue1.6:1Low14 / 13
AaAaCinnamon Rufous · Red Violet3.1:1AA large30 / 30
AaAaAntwerp Blue · Red Violet2.0:1Low16 / 16

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 172 */
:root {
  --cinnamon-rufous: #c27544; /* Cinnamon Rufous */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
  --red-violet: #59256a; /* Red Violet */
}

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