Rosolane Purple
Cinnamon Rufous
Light Glaucous Blue

No. 204

3-color combination

Use ← and → to browse

Colors

Combination No. 204 in use

The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

Color study

A dictionary of color

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

ExploreLearn more

Combination No. 204 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 67 (range 55–81)
Colorfulness 0.106

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRosolane PurpleCinnamon RufousLight Glaucous 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

  • Rosolane PurpleWarm
  • Cinnamon RufousWarm
  • Light Glaucous BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 33

Closest pair ΔE 32.9 · average ΔE 38.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Light Glaucous Blue on Rosolane Purple (3.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRosolane Purple · Cinnamon Rufous1.5:1Low11 / 12
AaAaRosolane Purple · Light Glaucous Blue3.0:1Low40 / 43
AaAaCinnamon Rufous · Light Glaucous Blue2.0:1Low28 / 30

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

Similar combinations

The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).

Export

Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.

/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 204 */
:root {
  --rosolane-purple: #b73f74; /* Rosolane Purple */
  --cinnamon-rufous: #c27544; /* Cinnamon Rufous */
  --light-glaucous-blue: #a5c8d1; /* Light Glaucous Blue */
}

More combinations with Rosolane Purple

More combinations with Cinnamon Rufous

More combinations with Light Glaucous Blue