Pale Lemon Yellow
Orange
Turquoise Green
Salvia Blue

No. 272

4-color combination

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Colors

Orange

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Salvia Blue

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

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Combination No. 272 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

Light & moderate

Lightness 81 (range 70–95)
Colorfulness 0.090

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPale Lemon YellowOrangeTurquoise GreenSalvia Blue

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

  • Pale Lemon YellowWarm
  • OrangeWarm
  • Turquoise GreenCool
  • Salvia BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 21

Closest pair ΔE 21.1 · average ΔE 34.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pale Lemon Yellow on Orange (2.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Orange2.5:1Low49 / 45
AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Turquoise Green1.3:1Low15 / 13
AaAaPale Lemon Yellow · Salvia Blue2.0:1Low40 / 36
AaAaOrange · Turquoise Green2.0:1Low30 / 33
AaAaOrange · Salvia Blue1.2:1Low0 / 8
AaAaTurquoise Green · Salvia Blue1.6:1Low24 / 21

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 272 */
:root {
  --pale-lemon-yellow: #ffefae; /* Pale Lemon Yellow */
  --orange: #f37420; /* Orange */
  --turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
  --salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
}

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