Citron Yellow
Pale King's Blue
Blue Violet

No. 196

3-color combination

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Blue Violet

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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. 196 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 contrastBlue Violet · 3.0:1

Harmony in contrastBlue Violet · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastPale King's Blue · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastCitron Yellow · 3.0:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 70 (range 49–84)
Colorfulness 0.107

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCitron YellowPale King's BlueBlue Violet

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

  • Citron YellowWarm
  • Pale King's BlueCool
  • Blue VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 38

Closest pair ΔE 38.0 · average ΔE 49.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pale King's Blue on Blue Violet (4.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCitron Yellow · Pale King's Blue1.4:1Low13 / 15
AaAaCitron Yellow · Blue Violet3.0:1AA large39 / 38
AaAaPale King's Blue · Blue Violet4.1:1AA large56 / 53

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 196 */
:root {
  --citron-yellow: #b2b73e; /* Citron Yellow */
  --pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
  --blue-violet: #6450a1; /* Blue Violet */
}

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