Raw Sienna
Vandyke Brown
Deep Indigo

No. 182

3-color combination

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Colors

Raw Sienna

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Deep Indigo

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Combination No. 182 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. 182 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 contrastDeep Indigo · 4.8:1

Harmony in contrastVandyke Brown · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastRaw Sienna · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastRaw Sienna · 4.8:1

Analysis

Character

Dark & moderate

Lightness 38 (range 19–62)
Colorfulness 0.082

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRaw SiennaVandyke BrownDeep Indigo

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

  • Raw SiennaWarm
  • Vandyke BrownWarm
  • Deep IndigoCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 30

Closest pair ΔE 29.7 · average ΔE 38.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Deep Indigo on Raw Sienna (4.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRaw Sienna · Vandyke Brown3.1:1AA large29 / 30
AaAaRaw Sienna · Deep Indigo4.8:1AA36 / 38
AaAaVandyke Brown · Deep Indigo1.6:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 182 */
:root {
  --raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
  --vandyke-brown: #4b3317; /* Vandyke Brown */
  --deep-indigo: #051230; /* Deep Indigo */
}

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