Eosine Pink
Dark Soft Violet
Neutral Gray

No. 197

3-color combination

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Colors

Eosine Pink

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Neutral Gray

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

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Combination No. 197 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 69 (range 52–80)
Colorfulness 0.081

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessEosine PinkDark Soft VioletNeutral 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 & cool

  • Eosine PinkWarm
  • Dark Soft VioletCool
  • Neutral GrayNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 24

Closest pair ΔE 23.6 · average ΔE 30.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Neutral Gray on Dark Soft Violet (3.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEosine Pink · Dark Soft Violet2.2:1Low28 / 26
AaAaEosine Pink · Neutral Gray1.4:1Low12 / 14
AaAaDark Soft Violet · Neutral Gray3.0:1Low40 / 42

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 197 */
:root {
  --eosine-pink: #f37f94; /* Eosine Pink */
  --dark-soft-violet: #66629c; /* Dark Soft Violet */
  --neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
}

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