Cream Yellow
Yellow Orange
Benzol Green
Blue

No. 267

4-color combination

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Cream Yellow

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Benzol Green

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Blue

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

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Combination No. 267 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 contrastBlue · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 3.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 69 (range 53–84)
Colorfulness 0.135

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCream YellowYellow OrangeBenzol GreenBlue

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

  • Cream YellowWarm
  • Yellow OrangeWarm
  • Benzol GreenCool
  • BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 10

Closest pair ΔE 9.6 · average ΔE 40.8

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Blue (3.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCream Yellow · Yellow Orange1.3:1Low13 / 11
AaAaCream Yellow · Benzol Green2.2:1Low35 / 33
AaAaCream Yellow · Blue3.3:1AA large48 / 46
AaAaYellow Orange · Benzol Green1.7:1Low22 / 20
AaAaYellow Orange · Blue2.5:1Low34 / 33
AaAaBenzol Green · Blue1.5:1Low12 / 11

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 267 */
:root {
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
  --benzol-green: #00978d; /* Benzol Green */
  --blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
}

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