Light Brown Drab
Vinaceous Tawny
Andover Green
Antwerp Blue

No. 244

4-color combination

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Antwerp Blue

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

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Combination No. 244 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

No pair of colors in this combination reaches a contrast of 3:1, so it is best used without text.

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 60 (range 51–69)
Colorfulness 0.077

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLight Brown DrabVinaceous TawnyAndover GreenAntwerp Blue

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

  • Light Brown DrabWarm
  • Vinaceous TawnyWarm
  • Andover GreenNeutral
  • Antwerp BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 19

Closest pair ΔE 18.9 · average ΔE 32.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Light Brown Drab on Antwerp Blue (2.0:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Vinaceous Tawny1.5:1Low14 / 12
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Andover Green1.5:1Low16 / 14
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Antwerp Blue2.0:1Low23 / 22
AaAaVinaceous Tawny · Andover Green1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaVinaceous Tawny · Antwerp Blue1.4:1Low9 / 8
AaAaAndover Green · Antwerp Blue1.3:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 244 */
:root {
  --light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
  --vinaceous-tawny: #c56127; /* Vinaceous Tawny */
  --andover-green: #6d7e77; /* Andover Green */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}

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