Ochre Red
Pale Burnt Lake
Chromium Green
Venice Green

No. 283

4-color combination

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Ochre Red

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

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Combination No. 283 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 contrastVenice Green · 4.7:1

Harmony in contrastPale Burnt Lake · 4.7:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 59 (range 41–76)
Colorfulness 0.100

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessOchre RedPale Burnt LakeChromium GreenVenice Green

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

  • Ochre RedWarm
  • Pale Burnt LakeWarm
  • Chromium GreenCool
  • Venice GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 14

Closest pair ΔE 14.3 · average ΔE 41.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Venice Green on Pale Burnt Lake (4.7:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaOchre Red · Pale Burnt Lake1.9:1Low14 / 14
AaAaOchre Red · Chromium Green1.5:1Low11 / 13
AaAaOchre Red · Venice Green2.5:1Low34 / 35
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Chromium Green2.8:1Low27 / 28
AaAaPale Burnt Lake · Venice Green4.7:1AA50 / 51
AaAaChromium Green · Venice Green1.7:1Low20 / 22

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 283 */
:root {
  --ochre-red: #ab544d; /* Ochre Red */
  --pale-burnt-lake: #802626; /* Pale Burnt Lake */
  --chromium-green: #719470; /* Chromium Green */
  --venice-green: #62c6bf; /* Venice Green */
}

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