Cream Yellow
Yellow
Blue
Dull Violet Black

No. 295

4-color combination

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Colors

Cream Yellow

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Yellow

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Blue

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Combination No. 295 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. 295 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 contrastDull Violet Black · 10.8:1

Harmony in contrastBlue · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastDull Violet Black · 15.1:1

Harmony in contrastBlue · 4.6:1

Harmony in contrastYellow · 4.6:1

Harmony in contrastDull Violet Black · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 3.3:1

Harmony in contrastYellow · 15.1:1

Harmony in contrastCream Yellow · 10.8:1

Harmony in contrastBlue · 3.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & vivid

Lightness 63 (range 22–94)
Colorfulness 0.139

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessCream YellowYellowBlueDull Violet Black

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

  • Cream YellowWarm
  • YellowWarm
  • BlueCool
  • Dull Violet BlackCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 21

Closest pair ΔE 21.2 · average ΔE 63.1

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Yellow on Dull Violet Black (15.1:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaCream Yellow · Yellow1.4:1Low18 / 20
AaAaCream Yellow · Blue3.3:1AA large48 / 46
AaAaCream Yellow · Dull Violet Black10.8:1AAA73 / 74
AaAaYellow · Blue4.6:1AA70 / 66
AaAaYellow · Dull Violet Black15.1:1AAA95 / 94
AaAaBlue · Dull Violet Black3.3:1AA large24 / 26

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 295 */
:root {
  --cream-yellow: #fdbf68; /* Cream Yellow */
  --yellow: #fff200; /* Yellow */
  --blue: #006eb8; /* Blue */
  --dull-violet-black: #1e0e3f; /* Dull Violet Black */
}

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