Pale Burnt Lake
Vinaceous Cinnamon
Violet

No. 205

3-color combination

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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. 205 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 contrastVinaceous Cinnamon · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastPale Burnt Lake · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastViolet · 4.4:1

Harmony in contrastVinaceous Cinnamon · 4.4:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 54 (range 41–79)
Colorfulness 0.110

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPale Burnt LakeVinaceous CinnamonViolet

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

  • Pale Burnt LakeWarm
  • Vinaceous CinnamonWarm
  • VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 31

Closest pair ΔE 31.0 · average ΔE 43.2

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Vinaceous Cinnamon on Pale Burnt Lake (4.7:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Vinaceous Cinnamon4.7:1AA50 / 51
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Violet1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Violet4.4:1AA large50 / 49

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 205 */
:root {
  --pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
  --vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c; /* Vinaceous Cinnamon */
  --violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}

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