Pompeian Red
Orange Citrine
Salvia Blue

No. 212

3-color combination

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Colors

Pompeian Red

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Salvia Blue

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Combination No. 212 in use

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

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Combination No. 212 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 60 (range 49–74)
Colorfulness 0.105

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPompeian RedOrange CitrineSalvia Blue

Split-complementary

One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.

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

  • Pompeian RedWarm
  • Orange CitrineWarm
  • Salvia BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 33

Closest pair ΔE 33.1 · average ΔE 39.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Salvia Blue on Pompeian Red (3.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPompeian Red · Orange Citrine1.5:1Low9 / 10
AaAaPompeian Red · Salvia Blue3.0:1Low35 / 36
AaAaOrange Citrine · Salvia Blue2.0:1Low23 / 25

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 212 */
:root {
  --pompeian-red: #ab2439; /* Pompeian Red */
  --orange-citrine: #986f2d; /* Orange Citrine */
  --salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
}

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