Eugenia Red A
Apricot Yellow
Sea Green
Dusky Green

No. 284

4-color combination

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Colors

Sea Green

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Dusky Green

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Combination No. 284 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. 284 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 · 7.1:1

Harmony in contrastDusky Green · 3.6:1

Harmony in contrastApricot Yellow · 7.1:1

Harmony in contrastSea Green · 3.6:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 66 (range 38–90)
Colorfulness 0.136

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessEugenia Red AApricot YellowSea GreenDusky Green

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

  • Eugenia Red AWarm
  • Apricot YellowWarm
  • Sea GreenCool
  • Dusky GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 37

Closest pair ΔE 36.6 · average ΔE 51.6

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Apricot Yellow on Dusky Green (7.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEugenia Red A · Apricot Yellow2.5:1Low42 / 46
AaAaEugenia Red A · Sea Green1.3:1Low9 / 10
AaAaEugenia Red A · Dusky Green2.8:1Low29 / 29
AaAaApricot Yellow · Sea Green2.0:1Low35 / 31
AaAaApricot Yellow · Dusky Green7.1:1AAA75 / 72
AaAaSea Green · Dusky Green3.6:1AA large39 / 39

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 284 */
:root {
  --eugenia-red-a: #e2625e; /* Eugenia Red A */
  --apricot-yellow: #ffdd00; /* Apricot Yellow */
  --sea-green: #00b49b; /* Sea Green */
  --dusky-green: #004f46; /* Dusky Green */
}

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