Raw Sienna
Pyrite Yellow
Calamine Blue
Black

No. 255

4-color combination

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Colors

Raw Sienna

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Black

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Combination No. 255 in use

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. 255 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 contrastBlack · 4.9:1

Harmony in contrastBlack · 9.0:1

Harmony in contrastBlack · 10.2:1

Harmony in contrastCalamine Blue · 10.2:1

Harmony in contrastPyrite Yellow · 9.0:1

Harmony in contrastRaw Sienna · 4.9:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 59 (range 18–80)
Colorfulness 0.083

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRaw SiennaPyrite YellowCalamine BlueBlack

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

  • Raw SiennaWarm
  • Pyrite YellowWarm
  • Calamine BlueCool
  • BlackNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 24

Closest pair ΔE 23.6 · average ΔE 46.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Black on Calamine Blue (10.2:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRaw Sienna · Pyrite Yellow1.8:1Low23 / 25
AaAaRaw Sienna · Calamine Blue2.1:1Low29 / 31
AaAaRaw Sienna · Black4.9:1AA36 / 38
AaAaPyrite Yellow · Calamine Blue1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaPyrite Yellow · Black9.0:1AAA61 / 63
AaAaCalamine Blue · Black10.2:1AAA68 / 69

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 255 */
:root {
  --raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
  --pyrite-yellow: #cab356; /* Pyrite Yellow */
  --calamine-blue: #78cdd0; /* Calamine Blue */
  --black: #111314; /* Black */
}

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