Spinel Red
Pale Lemon Yellow
Neutral Gray

No. 195

3-color combination

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Colors

Spinel Red

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RGB
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Neutral Gray

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RGB
CMYK

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

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Combination No. 195 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 82 (range 71–95)
Colorfulness 0.085

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSpinel RedPale Lemon YellowNeutral Gray

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
  • Pale Lemon YellowWarm
  • Neutral GrayNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 24

Closest pair ΔE 23.8 · average ΔE 31.8

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pale Lemon Yellow on Spinel Red (2.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSpinel Red · Pale Lemon Yellow2.4:1Low43 / 47
AaAaSpinel Red · Neutral Gray1.5:1Low15 / 17
AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Neutral Gray1.6:1Low29 / 26

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 195 */
:root {
  --spinel-red: #f27291; /* Spinel Red */
  --pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae; /* Pale Lemon Yellow */
  --neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
}

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