Khaki
Deep Lyons Blue
Purple Drab

No. 236

3-color combination

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Colors

Khaki

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Purple Drab

HEX
RGB
CMYK

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

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Combination No. 236 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 Lyons Blue · 3.1:1

Harmony in contrastKhaki · 3.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 52 (range 39–66)
Colorfulness 0.102

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessKhakiDeep Lyons BluePurple Drab

Split-complementary

One hue plus the two hues either side of its complement.

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

  • KhakiWarm
  • Deep Lyons BlueCool
  • Purple DrabWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 29

Closest pair ΔE 29.3 · average ΔE 40.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Khaki on Deep Lyons Blue (3.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaKhaki · Deep Lyons Blue3.1:1AA large32 / 32
AaAaKhaki · Purple Drab2.0:1Low21 / 20
AaAaDeep Lyons Blue · Purple Drab1.6:1Low10 / 10

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 236 */
:root {
  --khaki: #bc892b; /* Khaki */
  --deep-lyons-blue: #1c4286; /* Deep Lyons Blue */
  --purple-drab: #84565b; /* Purple Drab */
}

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