Victoria Lake
Cream Yellow
Violet

No. 226

3-color combination

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Colors

Cream Yellow

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RGB
CMYK

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. 226 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 contrastCream Yellow · 5.1:1

Harmony in contrastViolet · 5.3:1

Harmony in contrastVictoria Lake · 5.1:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 5.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 57 (range 42–84)
Colorfulness 0.100

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessVictoria LakeCream YellowViolet

Complementary

Includes hues from opposite sides of 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 & cool

  • Victoria LakeWarm
  • Cream YellowWarm
  • VioletCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 23

Closest pair ΔE 23.2 · average ΔE 47.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Violet (5.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaVictoria Lake · Cream Yellow5.2:1AA59 / 60
AaAaVictoria Lake · Violet1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaCream Yellow · Violet5.3:1AA61 / 59

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 226 */
:root {
  --victoria-lake: #6d4145; /* Victoria Lake */
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --violet: #4f4086; /* Violet */
}

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