Cinnamon Buff
Light Mauve
Neutral Gray

No. 180

3-color combination

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Colors

Light Mauve

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Neutral Gray

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Combination No. 180 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. 180 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

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Light & moderate

Lightness 76 (range 61–86)
Colorfulness 0.071

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCinnamon BuffLight MauveNeutral Gray

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

  • Cinnamon BuffWarm
  • Light MauveCool
  • Neutral GrayNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 26

Closest pair ΔE 26.0 · average ΔE 33.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cinnamon Buff on Light Mauve (2.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCinnamon Buff · Light Mauve2.5:1Low42 / 39
AaAaCinnamon Buff · Neutral Gray1.2:1Low9 / 8
AaAaLight Mauve · Neutral Gray2.1:1Low29 / 31

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 180 */
:root {
  --cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e; /* Cinnamon Buff */
  --light-mauve: #9a72aa; /* Light Mauve */
  --neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
}

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