Golden Yellow
Deep Slate Olive
Neutral Gray

No. 229

3-color combination

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Neutral Gray

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The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

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

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Combination No. 229 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 contrastDeep Slate Olive · 6.6:1

Harmony in contrastNeutral Gray · 7.3:1

Harmony in contrastGolden Yellow · 6.6:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Olive · 7.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & muted

Lightness 62 (range 30–80)
Colorfulness 0.058

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessGolden YellowDeep Slate OliveNeutral Gray

Accented neutral

Neutral colors with a single colored accent.

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

Temperature

Warm

  • Golden YellowWarm
  • Deep Slate OliveNeutral
  • Neutral GrayNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 28

Closest pair ΔE 28.2 · average ΔE 48.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Deep Slate Olive on Neutral Gray (7.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaGolden Yellow · Deep Slate Olive6.6:1AA57 / 58
AaAaGolden Yellow · Neutral Gray1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaDeep Slate Olive · Neutral Gray7.3:1AAA63 / 62

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 229 */
:root {
  --golden-yellow: #f3a257; /* Golden Yellow */
  --deep-slate-olive: #253122; /* Deep Slate Olive */
  --neutral-gray: #b6bfc1; /* Neutral Gray */
}

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