Rainette Green
Salvia Blue
Cobalt Green

No. 188

3-color combination

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Colors

Salvia Blue

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Cobalt Green

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Combination No. 188 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. 188 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 & muted

Lightness 74 (range 68–81)
Colorfulness 0.066

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRainette GreenSalvia BlueCobalt Green

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

Cool

  • Rainette GreenCool
  • Salvia BlueCool
  • Cobalt GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 15

Closest pair ΔE 15.4 · average ΔE 25.2

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cobalt Green on Rainette Green (1.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRainette Green · Salvia Blue1.2:1Low0 / 8
AaAaRainette Green · Cobalt Green1.6:1Low20 / 23
AaAaSalvia Blue · Cobalt Green1.3:1Low12 / 14

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 188 */
:root {
  --rainette-green: #8fa071; /* Rainette Green */
  --salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
  --cobalt-green: #96d1aa; /* Cobalt Green */
}

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