Cinnamon Buff
Pale Raw Umber
Pale King's Blue

No. 234

3-color combination

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

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Combination No. 234 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 contrastPale Raw Umber · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastCinnamon Buff · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastPale King's Blue · 4.6:1

Harmony in contrastPale Raw Umber · 4.6:1

Analysis

Character

Light & moderate

Lightness 72 (range 46–86)
Colorfulness 0.075

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCinnamon BuffPale Raw UmberPale King's Blue

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

  • Cinnamon BuffWarm
  • Pale Raw UmberWarm
  • Pale King's BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 35

Closest pair ΔE 35.0 · average ΔE 42.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cinnamon Buff on Pale Raw Umber (4.7:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCinnamon Buff · Pale Raw Umber4.7:1AA60 / 57
AaAaCinnamon Buff · Pale King's Blue1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaPale Raw Umber · Pale King's Blue4.6:1AA56 / 58

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 234 */
:root {
  --cinnamon-buff: #fdc57e; /* Cinnamon Buff */
  --pale-raw-umber: #71502f; /* Pale Raw Umber */
  --pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
}

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