Pomegranate Purple
Ochraceous Salmon
Aconite Violet

No. 220

3-color combination

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Colors

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

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Combination No. 220 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 63 (range 51–76)
Colorfulness 0.126

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPomegranate PurpleOchraceous SalmonAconite Violet

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

  • Pomegranate PurpleWarm
  • Ochraceous SalmonWarm
  • Aconite VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 21

Closest pair ΔE 21.4 · average ΔE 33.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Ochraceous Salmon on Pomegranate Purple (2.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPomegranate Purple · Ochraceous Salmon2.8:1Low34 / 35
AaAaPomegranate Purple · Aconite Violet1.5:1Low10 / 11
AaAaOchraceous Salmon · Aconite Violet1.8:1Low24 / 22

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 220 */
:root {
  --pomegranate-purple: #b71f57; /* Pomegranate Purple */
  --ochraceous-salmon: #d8a37b; /* Ochraceous Salmon */
  --aconite-violet: #a36aa5; /* Aconite Violet */
}

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