Old Rose
Apricot Yellow
Olive Yellow
Dull Violet Black

No. 265

4-color combination

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Colors

Old Rose

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Olive Yellow

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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. 265 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 contrastDull Violet Black · 5.3:1

Harmony in contrastDull Violet Black · 13.1:1

Harmony in contrastDull Violet Black · 6.6:1

Harmony in contrastApricot Yellow · 13.1:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Yellow · 6.6:1

Harmony in contrastOld Rose · 5.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 62 (range 22–90)
Colorfulness 0.124

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOld RoseApricot YellowOlive YellowDull Violet Black

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

  • Old RoseWarm
  • Apricot YellowWarm
  • Olive YellowWarm
  • Dull Violet BlackCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 22

Closest pair ΔE 21.8 · average ΔE 55.2

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Dull Violet Black (13.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOld Rose · Apricot Yellow2.5:1Low41 / 45
AaAaOld Rose · Olive Yellow1.3:1Low0 / 8
AaAaOld Rose · Dull Violet Black5.3:1AA40 / 42
AaAaApricot Yellow · Olive Yellow2.0:1Low36 / 33
AaAaApricot Yellow · Dull Violet Black13.1:1AAA86 / 85
AaAaOlive Yellow · Dull Violet Black6.6:1AA49 / 50

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 265 */
:root {
  --old-rose: #d46d7a; /* Old Rose */
  --apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
  --olive-yellow: #a6a159; /* Olive Yellow */
  --dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f; /* Dull Violet Black */
}

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