Burnt Sienna
Orange Yellow
Peacock Blue
Violet Blue

No. 286

4-color combination

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Burnt Sienna

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Peacock Blue

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Violet Blue

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Combination No. 286 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 contrastViolet Blue · 5.1:1

Harmony in contrastOrange Yellow · 5.1:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 59 (range 40–81)
Colorfulness 0.116

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBurnt SiennaOrange YellowPeacock BlueViolet Blue

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

  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Orange YellowWarm
  • Peacock BlueCool
  • Violet BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 34

Closest pair ΔE 34.3 · average ΔE 44.5

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Orange Yellow on Violet Blue (5.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Orange Yellow2.9:1Low40 / 42
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Peacock Blue1.4:1Low9 / 10
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Violet Blue1.8:1Low14 / 14
AaAaOrange Yellow · Peacock Blue2.1:1Low31 / 29
AaAaOrange Yellow · Violet Blue5.1:1AA57 / 56
AaAaPeacock Blue · Violet Blue2.5:1Low25 / 25

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 286 */
:root {
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --orange-yellow: #fcb315; /* Orange Yellow */
  --peacock-blue: #00939b; /* Peacock Blue */
  --violet-blue: #40456a; /* Violet Blue */
}

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