Eugenia Red B
Sulphur Yellow
Olive Green
Cossack Green

No. 270

4-color combination

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Olive Green

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Combination No. 270 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. 270 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 contrastSulphur Yellow · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastCossack Green · 4.5:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Green · 4.3:1

Harmony in contrastEugenia Red B · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastSulphur Yellow · 4.3:1

Harmony in contrastSulphur Yellow · 4.5:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 65 (range 52–94)
Colorfulness 0.099

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessEugenia Red BSulphur YellowOlive GreenCossack Green

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

  • Eugenia Red BWarm
  • Sulphur YellowWarm
  • Olive GreenWarm
  • Cossack GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 11

Closest pair ΔE 11.1 · average ΔE 39.3

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Cossack Green (4.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEugenia Red B · Sulphur Yellow3.3:1AA large54 / 59
AaAaEugenia Red B · Olive Green1.3:1Low9 / 8
AaAaEugenia Red B · Cossack Green1.4:1Low10 / 9
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Olive Green4.4:1AA large68 / 64
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Cossack Green4.5:1AA large69 / 65
AaAaOlive Green · Cossack Green1.0:1Low0 / 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. 270 */
:root {
  --eugenia-red-b: #da525d; /* Eugenia Red B */
  --sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
  --olive-green: #6b7140; /* Olive Green */
  --cossack-green: #437742; /* Cossack Green */
}

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