Yellow Orange
Dark Tyrian Blue

No. 2

2-color combination

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Combination No. 2 in use

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. 2 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 contrastDark Tyrian Blue · 6.0:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Orange · 6.0:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 54 (range 32–77)
Colorfulness 0.112

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessYellow OrangeDark Tyrian Blue

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

  • Yellow OrangeWarm
  • Dark Tyrian BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 65

Closest pair ΔE 65.2 · average ΔE 65.2

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Dark Tyrian Blue on Yellow Orange (6.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaYellow Orange · Dark Tyrian Blue6.0:1AA55 / 55

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 2 */
:root {
  --yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
  --dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e; /* Dark Tyrian Blue */
}

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