Corinthian Pink
Red Orange
Dark Greenish Glaucous
Cerulean Blue

No. 264

4-color combination

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Colors

Red Orange

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

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Combination No. 264 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 71 (range 60–84)
Colorfulness 0.104

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCorinthian PinkRed OrangeDark Greenish GlaucousCerulean Blue

Tetradic

Two pairs of complementary hues.

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

  • Corinthian PinkWarm
  • Red OrangeWarm
  • Dark Greenish GlaucousCool
  • Cerulean BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 29

Closest pair ΔE 29.0 · average ΔE 40.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Corinthian Pink on Red Orange (2.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCorinthian Pink · Red Orange2.6:1Low39 / 36
AaAaCorinthian Pink · Dark Greenish Glaucous1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaCorinthian Pink · Cerulean Blue2.2:1Low34 / 31
AaAaRed Orange · Dark Greenish Glaucous2.3:1Low32 / 34
AaAaRed Orange · Cerulean Blue1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaDark Greenish Glaucous · Cerulean Blue2.0:1Low29 / 27

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 264 */
:root {
  --corinthian-pink: #f8b6ba; /* Corinthian Pink */
  --red-orange: #dd4027; /* Red Orange */
  --dark-greenish-glaucous: #b7c2a9; /* Dark Greenish Glaucous */
  --cerulean-blue: #0093a5; /* Cerulean Blue */
}

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