Ivory Buff
Sudan Brown
Violet

No. 214

3-color combination

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Colors

Ivory Buff

HEX
RGB
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Sudan Brown

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Violet

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

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Combination No. 214 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 contrastViolet · 6.0:1

Harmony in contrastSudan Brown · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastIvory Buff · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastIvory Buff · 6.0:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 62 (range 42–87)
Colorfulness 0.089

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessIvory BuffSudan BrownViolet

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

  • Ivory BuffWarm
  • Sudan BrownWarm
  • VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 34

Closest pair ΔE 33.5 · average ΔE 44.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Violet (6.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaIvory Buff · Sudan Brown3.1:1AA large50 / 47
AaAaIvory Buff · Violet6.0:1AA68 / 66
AaAaSudan Brown · Violet1.9:1Low17 / 16

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 214 */
:root {
  --ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
  --sudan-brown: #a36752; /* Sudan Brown */
  --violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}

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