Yellow Ocher
Yellow Orange
Orange Rufous

No. 222

3-color combination

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Yellow Ocher

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Combination No. 222 in use

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

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Combination No. 222 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

Light & vivid

Lightness 73 (range 61–79)
Colorfulness 0.146

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessYellow OcherYellow OrangeOrange Rufous

Analogous

Neighboring hues on the color wheel.

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

Temperature

Warm

  • Yellow OcherWarm
  • Yellow OrangeWarm
  • Orange RufousWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 12

Closest pair ΔE 12.3 · average ΔE 18.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Yellow Ocher on Orange Rufous (2.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaYellow Ocher · Yellow Orange1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaYellow Ocher · Orange Rufous2.0:1Low29 / 27
AaAaYellow Orange · Orange Rufous1.8:1Low24 / 23

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 222 */
:root {
  --yellow-ocher: #e2b540; /* Yellow Ocher */
  --yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
  --orange-rufous: #c16b27; /* Orange Rufous */
}

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