Light Brown Drab
Yellow Ocher
Blue

No. 191

3-color combination

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Colors

Yellow Ocher

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Blue

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

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Combination No. 191 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

Medium & moderate

Lightness 67 (range 53–79)
Colorfulness 0.108

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLight Brown DrabYellow OcherBlue

Split-complementary

One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.

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

  • Light Brown DrabWarm
  • Yellow OcherWarm
  • BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 30

Closest pair ΔE 30.3 · average ΔE 41.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Yellow Ocher on Blue (2.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Yellow Ocher1.5:1Low15 / 17
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Blue1.9:1Low22 / 20
AaAaYellow Ocher · Blue2.8:1Low39 / 37

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 191 */
:root {
  --light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
  --yellow-ocher: #e2b540; /* Yellow Ocher */
  --blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}

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