Eugenia Red B
Lincoln Green
Laelia Pink
Taupe Brown

No. 280

4-color combination

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Colors

Laelia Pink

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Taupe Brown

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

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Combination No. 280 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 56 (range 45–72)
Colorfulness 0.095

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessEugenia Red BLincoln GreenLaelia PinkTaupe Brown

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

  • Eugenia Red BWarm
  • Lincoln GreenWarm
  • Laelia PinkWarm
  • Taupe BrownWarm

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

Distinctness

ΔE 20

Closest pair ΔE 19.7 · average ΔE 33.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Laelia Pink on Taupe Brown (2.9:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEugenia Red B · Lincoln Green1.9:1Low19 / 18
AaAaEugenia Red B · Laelia Pink1.5:1Low14 / 15
AaAaEugenia Red B · Taupe Brown1.9:1Low19 / 18
AaAaLincoln Green · Laelia Pink2.9:1Low34 / 35
AaAaLincoln Green · Taupe Brown1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaLaelia Pink · Taupe Brown2.9:1Low35 / 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. 280 */
:root {
  --eugenia-red-b: #da525d; /* Eugenia Red B */
  --lincoln-green: #555832; /* Lincoln Green */
  --laelia-pink: #ca92a8; /* Laelia Pink */
  --taupe-brown: #7a4456; /* Taupe Brown */
}

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