Pinkish Cinnamon
Olive Buff
Blue Violet

No. 175

3-color combination

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Colors

Olive Buff

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Blue Violet

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Combination No. 175 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. 175 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 contrastBlue Violet · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastBlue Violet · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Buff · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastPinkish Cinnamon · 3.6:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 70 (range 49–81)
Colorfulness 0.095

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPinkish CinnamonOlive BuffBlue Violet

Split-complementary

One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.

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

  • Pinkish CinnamonWarm
  • Olive BuffWarm
  • Blue VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 19

Closest pair ΔE 19.3 · average ΔE 44.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Olive Buff on Blue Violet (3.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Olive Buff1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Blue Violet3.6:1AA large48 / 46
AaAaOlive Buff · Blue Violet3.6:1AA large48 / 46

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

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The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 175 */
:root {
  --pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
  --olive-buff: #c1c494; /* Olive Buff */
  --blue-violet: #6450a1; /* Blue Violet */
}

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