Carmine
Dusky Green
Dark Slate Purple

No. 225

3-color combination

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Colors

Carmine

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Dusky Green

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

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Combination No. 225 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

Dark & moderate

Lightness 46 (range 38–54)
Colorfulness 0.115

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCarmineDusky GreenDark Slate Purple

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

  • CarmineWarm
  • Dusky GreenCool
  • Dark Slate PurpleWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 23

Closest pair ΔE 22.5 · average ΔE 40.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Carmine on Dusky Green (1.7:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCarmine · Dusky Green1.7:1Low14 / 14
AaAaCarmine · Dark Slate Purple1.4:1Low10 / 10
AaAaDusky Green · Dark Slate Purple1.2:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 225 */
:root {
  --carmine: #cc1236; /* Carmine */
  --dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
  --dark-slate-purple: #704357; /* Dark Slate Purple */
}

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