Pale Burnt Lake
Buffy Citrine
Grayish Lavender A

No. 177

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. 177 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 contrastGrayish Lavender A · 4.6:1

Harmony in contrastPale Burnt Lake · 4.6:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 60 (range 41–78)
Colorfulness 0.086

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPale Burnt LakeBuffy CitrineGrayish Lavender A

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

  • Pale Burnt LakeWarm
  • Buffy CitrineWarm
  • Grayish Lavender ACool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 40

Closest pair ΔE 39.5 · average ΔE 43.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Grayish Lavender A on Pale Burnt Lake (4.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Buffy Citrine2.6:1Low26 / 26
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Grayish Lavender A4.6:1AA49 / 50
AaAaBuffy Citrine · Grayish Lavender A1.8:1Low21 / 23

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 177 */
:root {
  --pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
  --buffy-citrine: #96874d; /* Buffy Citrine */
  --grayish-lavender-a: #b5b1d8; /* Grayish Lavender A */
}

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