Burnt Sienna
Pinkish Cinnamon
Turquoise Green
Slate Color

No. 263

4-color combination

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Burnt Sienna

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Slate Color

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Combination No. 263 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. 263 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 contrastTurquoise Green · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastSlate Color · 5.5:1

Harmony in contrastSlate Color · 6.8:1

Harmony in contrastBurnt Sienna · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastTurquoise Green · 6.8:1

Harmony in contrastPinkish Cinnamon · 5.5:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 65 (range 38–87)
Colorfulness 0.076

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBurnt SiennaPinkish CinnamonTurquoise GreenSlate Color

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

  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Pinkish CinnamonWarm
  • Turquoise GreenCool
  • Slate ColorNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 29

Closest pair ΔE 29.1 · average ΔE 43.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Turquoise Green on Slate Color (6.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Pinkish Cinnamon2.9:1Low39 / 41
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Turquoise Green3.5:1AA large51 / 54
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Slate Color1.9:1Low16 / 16
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Turquoise Green1.2:1Low10 / 11
AaAaPinkish Cinnamon · Slate Color5.5:1AA58 / 57
AaAaTurquoise Green · Slate Color6.8:1AA71 / 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. 263 */
:root {
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --pinkish-cinnamon: #eeb480; /* Pinkish Cinnamon */
  --turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
  --slate-color: #34454c; /* Slate Color */
}

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