Cream Yellow
Olive Ocher
Cossack Green
Dusky Green

No. 278

4-color combination

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Colors

Cream Yellow

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Olive Ocher

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Dusky Green

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Combination No. 278 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. 278 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 contrastDusky Green · 5.8:1

Harmony in contrastCossack Green · 3.2:1

Harmony in contrastDusky Green · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 3.2:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 5.8:1

Harmony in contrastOlive Ocher · 4.7:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 63 (range 38–84)
Colorfulness 0.108

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCream YellowOlive OcherCossack GreenDusky 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

  • Cream YellowWarm
  • Olive OcherWarm
  • Cossack GreenCool
  • Dusky GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 11

Closest pair ΔE 10.9 · average ΔE 37.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Cream Yellow on Dusky Green (5.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCream Yellow · Olive Ocher1.2:1Low10 / 8
AaAaCream Yellow · Cossack Green3.2:1AA large49 / 46
AaAaCream Yellow · Dusky Green5.8:1AA63 / 61
AaAaOlive Ocher · Cossack Green2.6:1Low37 / 35
AaAaOlive Ocher · Dusky Green4.7:1AA52 / 51
AaAaCossack Green · Dusky Green1.8:1Low13 / 13

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 278 */
:root {
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --olive-ocher: #d6b43e; /* Olive Ocher */
  --cossack-green: #437742; /* Cossack Green */
  --dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
}

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