Spinel Red
Ivory Buff
Light Grayish Olive

No. 184

3-color combination

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Colors

Spinel Red

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Ivory Buff

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Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.

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Combination No. 184 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 73 (range 60–87)
Colorfulness 0.091

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSpinel RedIvory BuffLight Grayish Olive

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

  • Spinel RedWarm
  • Ivory BuffWarm
  • Light Grayish OliveWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 26

Closest pair ΔE 26.2 · average ΔE 34.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Light Grayish Olive (2.7:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSpinel Red · Ivory Buff1.9:1Low29 / 32
AaAaSpinel Red · Light Grayish Olive1.5:1Low14 / 13
AaAaIvory Buff · Light Grayish Olive2.7:1Low46 / 43

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 184 */
:root {
  --spinel-red: #f27291; /* Spinel Red */
  --ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
  --light-grayish-olive: #848061; /* Light Grayish Olive */
}

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