Cameo Pink
Hay's Russet
Olympic Blue

No. 231

3-color combination

Use ← and → to browse

Colors

Cameo Pink

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Hay's Russet

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Olympic Blue

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Combination No. 231 in use

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

Color study

A dictionary of color

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

ExploreLearn more

Combination No. 231 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 contrastHay's Russet · 4.9:1

Harmony in contrastCameo Pink · 4.9:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 61 (range 42–81)
Colorfulness 0.080

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCameo PinkHay's RussetOlympic Blue

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

  • Cameo PinkWarm
  • Hay's RussetWarm
  • Olympic BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 34

Closest pair ΔE 34.2 · average ΔE 40.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cameo Pink on Hay's Russet (4.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCameo Pink · Hay's Russet4.9:1AA54 / 53
AaAaCameo Pink · Olympic Blue2.1:1Low32 / 30
AaAaHay's Russet · Olympic Blue2.3:1Low21 / 22

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

Similar combinations

The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).

Export

Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.

/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 231 */
:root {
  --cameo-pink: #e0b3b6; /* Cameo Pink */
  --hays-russet: #793327; /* Hay's Russet */
  --olympic-blue: #5a82b3; /* Olympic Blue */
}

More combinations with Cameo Pink

More combinations with Hay's Russet

More combinations with Olympic Blue