Sulphur Yellow
Cream Yellow
Cossack Green
Salvia Blue

No. 294

4-color combination

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Colors

Cream Yellow

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Salvia Blue

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Combination No. 294 in use

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. 294 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 contrastCossack Green · 4.5:1

Harmony in contrastCossack Green · 3.2:1

Harmony in contrastSulphur Yellow · 4.5:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 3.2:1

Analysis

Character

Light & moderate

Lightness 76 (range 52–94)
Colorfulness 0.082

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessSulphur YellowCream YellowCossack GreenSalvia Blue

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

  • Sulphur YellowWarm
  • Cream YellowWarm
  • Cossack GreenCool
  • Salvia BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 18

Closest pair ΔE 17.5 · average ΔE 35.4

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Sulphur Yellow on Cossack Green (4.5:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Cream Yellow1.4:1Low19 / 17
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Cossack Green4.5:1AA large69 / 65
AaAaSulphur Yellow · Salvia Blue2.0:1Low38 / 34
AaAaCream Yellow · Cossack Green3.2:1AA large49 / 46
AaAaCream Yellow · Salvia Blue1.4:1Low18 / 15
AaAaCossack Green · Salvia Blue2.3:1Low28 / 30

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 294 */
:root {
  --sulphur-yellow: #f5ecc2; /* Sulphur Yellow */
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --cossack-green: #437742; /* Cossack Green */
  --salvia-blue: #97acc8; /* Salvia Blue */
}

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