Raw Sienna
Vinaceous Cinnamon
Ecru
Dark Tyrian Blue

No. 279

4-color combination

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Colors

Raw Sienna

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Ecru

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

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Combination No. 279 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 contrastDark Tyrian Blue · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastDark Tyrian Blue · 6.4:1

Harmony in contrastDark Tyrian Blue · 5.9:1

Harmony in contrastVinaceous Cinnamon · 6.4:1

Harmony in contrastEcru · 5.9:1

Harmony in contrastRaw Sienna · 3.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 62 (range 32–79)
Colorfulness 0.081

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessRaw SiennaVinaceous CinnamonEcruDark Tyrian 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

  • Raw SiennaWarm
  • Vinaceous CinnamonWarm
  • EcruWarm
  • Dark Tyrian BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 15

Closest pair ΔE 15.0 · average ΔE 37.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Vinaceous Cinnamon on Dark Tyrian Blue (6.4:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaRaw Sienna · Vinaceous Cinnamon1.9:1Low25 / 27
AaAaRaw Sienna · Ecru1.8:1Low21 / 23
AaAaRaw Sienna · Dark Tyrian Blue3.3:1AA large31 / 31
AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Ecru1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaVinaceous Cinnamon · Dark Tyrian Blue6.4:1AA58 / 58
AaAaEcru · Dark Tyrian Blue5.9:1AA54 / 54

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 279 */
:root {
  --raw-sienna: #bb7125; /* Raw Sienna */
  --vinaceous-cinnamon: #eea78c; /* Vinaceous Cinnamon */
  --ecru: #c2ae93; /* Ecru */
  --dark-tyrian-blue: #12354e; /* Dark Tyrian Blue */
}

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