Pale Burnt Lake
Pinkish Cinnamon
Olive
Antwerp Blue

No. 258

4-color combination

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Colors

Olive

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Antwerp Blue

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Combination No. 258 in use

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

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Combination No. 258 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 contrastPinkish Cinnamon · 5.2:1

Harmony in contrastPale Burnt Lake · 5.2:1

Harmony in contrastAntwerp Blue · 3.0:1

Harmony in contrastPinkish Cinnamon · 3.0:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 58 (range 41–81)
Colorfulness 0.104

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPale Burnt LakePinkish CinnamonOliveAntwerp 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

  • Pale Burnt LakeWarm
  • Pinkish CinnamonWarm
  • OliveWarm
  • Antwerp BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 28

Closest pair ΔE 27.7 · average ΔE 43.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pinkish Cinnamon on Pale Burnt Lake (5.2:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Pinkish Cinnamon5.2:1AA55 / 56
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Olive2.3:1Low20 / 20
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Antwerp Blue1.7:1Low12 / 12
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Olive2.3:1Low35 / 33
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Antwerp Blue3.1:1AA large43 / 41
AaAaOlive · Antwerp Blue1.3:1Low7 / 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. 258 */
:root {
  --pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
  --pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
  --olive: #837e31; /* Olive */
  --antwerp-blue: #007190; /* Antwerp Blue */
}

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