Eosine Pink
Pyrite Yellow
Pale King's Blue
Calamine Blue

No. 287

4-color combination

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Eosine Pink

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

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Combination No. 287 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

Light & moderate

Lightness 78 (range 73–84)
Colorfulness 0.099

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessEosine PinkPyrite YellowPale King's BlueCalamine Blue

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 & cool

  • Eosine PinkWarm
  • Pyrite YellowWarm
  • Pale King's BlueCool
  • Calamine BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 10

Closest pair ΔE 10.4 · average ΔE 37.0

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Pale King's Blue on Eosine Pink (1.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaEosine Pink · Pyrite Yellow1.2:1Low0 / 8
AaAaEosine Pink · Pale King's Blue1.6:1Low20 / 23
AaAaEosine Pink · Calamine Blue1.4:1Low13 / 15
AaAaPyrite Yellow · Pale King's Blue1.3:1Low12 / 14
AaAaPyrite Yellow · Calamine Blue1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaPale King's Blue · Calamine Blue1.2:1Low0 / 0

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 287 */
:root {
  --eosine-pink: #f37f94; /* Eosine Pink */
  --pyrite-yellow: #cab356; /* Pyrite Yellow */
  --pale-kings-blue: #a7d4e4; /* Pale King's Blue */
  --calamine-blue: #78cdd0; /* Calamine Blue */
}

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