Peach Red
Dark Citrine
Olympic Blue
Light Mauve

No. 274

4-color combination

Use ← and → to browse

Colors

Peach Red

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Dark Citrine

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Olympic Blue

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Light Mauve

HEX
RGB
CMYK

Combination No. 274 in use

The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.

Color study

A dictionary of color

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

ExploreLearn more

Combination No. 274 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

Medium & moderate

Lightness 62 (range 60–66)
Colorfulness 0.108

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessPeach RedDark CitrineOlympic BlueLight Mauve

Tetradic

Two pairs of complementary hues.

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

  • Peach RedWarm
  • Dark CitrineWarm
  • Olympic BlueCool
  • Light MauveCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 22

Closest pair ΔE 21.7 · average ΔE 35.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Peach Red on Olympic Blue (1.2:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaPeach Red · Dark Citrine1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaPeach Red · Olympic Blue1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaPeach Red · Light Mauve1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaDark Citrine · Olympic Blue1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaDark Citrine · Light Mauve1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaOlympic Blue · Light Mauve1.0:1Low0 / 0

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

Similar combinations

The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).

Export

Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.

/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 274 */
:root {
  --peach-red: #f15a30; /* Peach Red */
  --dark-citrine: #8b835b; /* Dark Citrine */
  --olympic-blue: #5a82b3; /* Olympic Blue */
  --light-mauve: #9a72aa; /* Light Mauve */
}

More combinations with Peach Red

More combinations with Dark Citrine

More combinations with Olympic Blue

More combinations with Light Mauve