Sudan Brown
Glaucous Green
Black

No. 207

3-color combination

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Colors

Sudan Brown

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Black

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Combination No. 207 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 contrastBlack · 4.1:1

Harmony in contrastBlack · 11.0:1

Harmony in contrastGlaucous Green · 11.0:1

Harmony in contrastSudan Brown · 4.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & muted

Lightness 53 (range 18–83)
Colorfulness 0.040

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSudan BrownGlaucous GreenBlack

Accented neutral

Neutral colors with a single colored accent.

A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.

Temperature

Warm

  • Sudan BrownWarm
  • Glaucous GreenNeutral
  • BlackNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 40

Closest pair ΔE 39.6 · average ΔE 50.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Black on Glaucous Green (11.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSudan Brown · Glaucous Green2.7:1Low39 / 42
AaAaSudan Brown · Black4.1:1AA large30 / 32
AaAaGlaucous Green · Black11.1:1AAA72 / 73

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 207 */
:root {
  --sudan-brown: #a36752; /* Sudan Brown */
  --glaucous-green: #b4cdc2; /* Glaucous Green */
  --black: #111314; /* Black */
}

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