Lemon Yellow
Deep Slate Olive
Venice Green

No. 189

3-color combination

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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. 189 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 Slate Olive · 11.2:1

Harmony in contrastLemon Yellow · 11.2:1

Harmony in contrastVenice Green · 6.7:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 6.7:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 66 (range 30–93)
Colorfulness 0.101

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLemon YellowDeep Slate OliveVenice 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

Warm & cool

  • Lemon YellowWarm
  • Deep Slate OliveNeutral
  • Venice GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 38

Closest pair ΔE 37.5 · average ΔE 55.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Lemon Yellow on Deep Slate Olive (11.2:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLemon Yellow · Deep Slate Olive11.2:1AAA89 / 87
AaAaLemon Yellow · Venice Green1.7:1Low29 / 26
AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Venice Green6.7:1AA59 / 59

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 189 */
:root {
  --lemon-yellow: #f8ed43; /* Lemon Yellow */
  --deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
  --venice-green: #62c6bf; /* Venice Green */
}

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