Pomegranate Purple
Cobalt Green
Green Blue
Deep Slate Green

No. 271

4-color combination

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Colors

Cobalt Green

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Green Blue

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

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Combination No. 271 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 contrastCobalt Green · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Green · 8.2:1

Harmony in contrastPomegranate Purple · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastDeep Slate Green · 3.8:1

Harmony in contrastCobalt Green · 8.2:1

Harmony in contrastGreen Blue · 3.8:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 55 (range 28–81)
Colorfulness 0.102

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPomegranate PurpleCobalt GreenGreen BlueDeep Slate Green

Free

No classic color-wheel relationship.

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

  • Pomegranate PurpleWarm
  • Cobalt GreenCool
  • Green BlueCool
  • Deep Slate GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 26

Closest pair ΔE 26.3 · average ΔE 48.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cobalt Green on Deep Slate Green (8.2:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPomegranate Purple · Cobalt Green3.6:1AA large46 / 48
AaAaPomegranate Purple · Green Blue1.7:1Low13 / 14
AaAaPomegranate Purple · Deep Slate Green2.3:1Low18 / 19
AaAaCobalt Green · Green Blue2.2:1Low34 / 31
AaAaCobalt Green · Deep Slate Green8.2:1AAA67 / 67
AaAaGreen Blue · Deep Slate Green3.8:1AA large33 / 34

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 271 */
:root {
  --pomegranate-purple: #b71f57; /* Pomegranate Purple */
  --cobalt-green: #96d1aa; /* Cobalt Green */
  --green-blue: #099197; /* Green Blue */
  --deep-slate-green: #112f2c; /* Deep Slate Green */
}

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