Burnt Sienna
Apricot Yellow
Green

No. 198

3-color combination

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Colors

Burnt Sienna

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Green

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

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Combination No. 198 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 contrastApricot Yellow · 3.9:1

Harmony in contrastBurnt Sienna · 3.9:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 69 (range 55–90)
Colorfulness 0.142

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBurnt SiennaApricot YellowGreen

Complementary

Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.

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

  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Apricot YellowWarm
  • GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 39

Closest pair ΔE 38.8 · average ΔE 45.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Burnt Sienna (3.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Apricot Yellow3.9:1AA large56 / 60
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Green1.5:1Low12 / 13
AaAaApricot Yellow · Green2.5:1Low46 / 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. 198 */
:root {
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
  --green: #489b6e; /* Green */
}

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