Light Brown Drab
Burnt Sienna
Peach Red
Turquoise Green

No. 285

4-color combination

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Colors

Burnt Sienna

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Peach Red

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

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Combination No. 285 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 contrastTurquoise Green · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastBurnt Sienna · 3.5:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 69 (range 55–87)
Colorfulness 0.105

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLight Brown DrabBurnt SiennaPeach RedTurquoise 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

  • Light Brown DrabWarm
  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Peach RedWarm
  • Turquoise GreenCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 14

Closest pair ΔE 14.4 · average ΔE 33.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Turquoise Green on Burnt Sienna (3.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Burnt Sienna1.9:1Low21 / 20
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Peach Red1.2:1Low0 / 0
AaAaLight Brown Drab · Turquoise Green1.9:1Low29 / 32
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Peach Red1.6:1Low13 / 14
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Turquoise Green3.5:1AA large51 / 54
AaAaPeach Red · Turquoise Green2.3:1Low36 / 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. 285 */
:root {
  --light-brown-drab: #b59392; /* Light Brown Drab */
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --peach-red: #f15a30; /* Peach Red */
  --turquoise-green: #b5decc; /* Turquoise Green */
}

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