Light Green Yellow
Sea Green
Cobalt Green
Calamine Blue

No. 291

4-color combination

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Colors

Sea Green

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Cobalt Green

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

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Combination No. 291 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 69–83)
Colorfulness 0.111

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessLight Green YellowSea GreenCobalt GreenCalamine 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

  • Light Green YellowWarm
  • Sea GreenCool
  • Cobalt GreenCool
  • Calamine BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 15

Closest pair ΔE 14.5 · average ΔE 21.8

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Light Green Yellow on Sea Green (1.6:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaLight Green Yellow · Sea Green1.6:1Low22 / 19
AaAaLight Green Yellow · Cobalt Green1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaLight Green Yellow · Calamine Blue1.1:1Low0 / 0
AaAaSea Green · Cobalt Green1.5:1Low16 / 19
AaAaSea Green · Calamine Blue1.4:1Low14 / 16
AaAaCobalt Green · Calamine Blue1.1:1Low0 / 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. 291 */
:root {
  --light-green-yellow: #c7d14f; /* Light Green Yellow */
  --sea-green: #00b49b; /* Sea Green */
  --cobalt-green: #96d1aa; /* Cobalt Green */
  --calamine-blue: #78cdd0; /* Calamine Blue */
}

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