Yellow Orange
Sepia
Taupe Brown
Black

No. 288

4-color combination

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Colors

Sepia

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Taupe Brown

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Black

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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. 288 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 contrastBlack · 8.8:1

Harmony in contrastSepia · 3.8:1

Harmony in contrastTaupe Brown · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Orange · 3.8:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Orange · 3.5:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Orange · 8.8:1

Analysis

Character

Dark & moderate

Lightness 46 (range 18–77)
Colorfulness 0.079

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessYellow OrangeSepiaTaupe BrownBlack

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

  • Yellow OrangeWarm
  • SepiaWarm
  • Taupe BrownWarm
  • BlackNeutral

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

Distinctness

ΔE 27

Closest pair ΔE 27.3 · average ΔE 40.2

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Black on Yellow Orange (8.8:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaYellow Orange · Sepia3.8:1AA large46 / 45
AaAaYellow Orange · Taupe Brown3.5:1AA large44 / 43
AaAaYellow Orange · Black8.8:1AAA60 / 62
AaAaSepia · Taupe Brown1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaSepia · Black2.3:1Low13 / 15
AaAaTaupe Brown · Black2.5:1Low16 / 17

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 288 */
:root {
  --yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
  --sepia: #644b1e; /* Sepia */
  --taupe-brown: #7a4456; /* Taupe Brown */
  --black: #111314; /* Black */
}

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