Burnt Sienna
Yellow Orange
Olive Green
Violet Blue

No. 297

4-color combination

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Burnt Sienna

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Olive Green

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Violet Blue

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

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Combination No. 297 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 contrastViolet Blue · 4.3:1

Harmony in contrastYellow Orange · 4.3:1

Analysis

Character

Medium & moderate

Lightness 56 (range 40–77)
Colorfulness 0.108

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

Harmony

Color wheel with the combination’s hues; distance from the center shows colorfulnessBurnt SiennaYellow OrangeOlive GreenViolet 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

  • Burnt SiennaWarm
  • Yellow OrangeWarm
  • Olive GreenWarm
  • Violet BlueCool

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

Distinctness

ΔE 28

Closest pair ΔE 27.9 · average ΔE 38.7

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

Contrast

AaBest text pair: Yellow Orange on Violet Blue (4.3:1)

ContrastWCAGAPCA Lc
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Yellow Orange2.5:1Low32 / 34
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Olive Green1.0:1Low0 / 0
AaAaBurnt Sienna · Violet Blue1.8:1Low14 / 14
AaAaYellow Orange · Olive Green2.4:1Low34 / 32
AaAaYellow Orange · Violet Blue4.3:1AA large49 / 48
AaAaOlive Green · Violet Blue1.8:1Low14 / 14

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

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/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 297 */
:root {
  --burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
  --yellow-orange: #f99d1b; /* Yellow Orange */
  --olive-green: #6b7140; /* Olive Green */
  --violet-blue: #40456a; /* Violet Blue */
}

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