Jasper Red
Chromium Green
Dusky Green

No. 219

3-color combination

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Colors

Jasper Red

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Dusky Green

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Combination No. 219 in use

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

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Combination No. 219 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 55 (range 38–64)
Colorfulness 0.110

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessJasper RedChromium GreenDusky Green

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

  • Jasper RedWarm
  • Chromium GreenCool
  • Dusky GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 29

Closest pair ΔE 28.6 · average ΔE 43.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Chromium Green on Dusky Green (2.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaJasper Red · Chromium Green1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaJasper Red · Dusky Green2.6:1Low27 / 27
AaAaChromium Green · Dusky Green2.8:1Low28 / 28

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 219 */
:root {
  --jasper-red: #eb5324; /* Jasper Red */
  --chromium-green: #719470; /* Chromium Green */
  --dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
}

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